# Podman: goroutine/file-descriptor leak in storage/pkg/archive.applylayer and applyuncompressedlayer on malformed layers

CVE record · `CVE-2026-114236`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2026-114236`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 3.3 Low
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** redhat
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-772](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/772.html)
- **Tags:** [Denial of service](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/dos.md)
- **Technologies:** [Red Hat Confidential Compute Attestation](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-confidential-compute-attestation.md) · [Red Hat DPU kit for NVIDIA](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-dpu-kit-for-nvidia.md) · [Red Hat Exploit Intelligence](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-exploit-intelligence.md) · [Red Hat Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-multicluster-engine-for-kubernetes.md) · [Red Hat NVIDIA JetPack 6 for RHEL](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-nvidia-jetpack-6-for-rhel.md) · [Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-openshift-lightspeed.md) · [Red Hat OpenShift Source-to-Image (S2I)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-openshift-source-to-image-s2i.md) · [Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-advanced-cluster-security-4.md) · [Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-2.md) · [Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-build-of-podman-desktop.md) · [Red Hat Certification Program for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-certification-program-for-red-hat-enterprise-linux-9.md) · [Red Hat Developer Hub 1](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-developer-hub-1.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-10.md) · [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9.md) · [Red Hat Hardened Images](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-hardened-images.md) · [Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-openshift-ai-rhoai.md) · [Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-openshift-container-platform-4.md) · [Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-openshift-container-platform-5.md) · [Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-openshift-dev-spaces.md) · [Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/red-hat-openstack-platform-18-0.md)
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Oct 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 21 Oct 2026, 08:04 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Confidential Compute Attestation.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-builder-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: DPU kit for NVIDIA.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `dpu-kit-for-nvidia/bluefield-ocp-layer-rhel10`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Exploit Intelligence.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `exploit-intelligence/vulnerability-analysis-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `multicluster-engine/assisted-service-9-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `multicluster-engine/hive-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: NVIDIA JetPack 6 for RHEL.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `nvidia/nvidia-jetpack-for-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: OpenShift Lightspeed.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `openshift-lightspeed/lightspeed-rhel9-operator`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: OpenShift Lightspeed.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `openshift-lightspeed/lightspeed-rhel9-operator`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: OpenShift Source-to-Image (S2I).
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `source-to-image/source-to-image-rhel8`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: OpenShift Source-to-Image (S2I).
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `source-to-image/source-to-image-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel8`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ansible-automation-platform-27/ansible-devspaces-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ansible-automation-platform-27/ansible-dev-tools-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ansible-devspaces-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `rh-podman-desktop`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Certification Program for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `redhat-certification-preflight`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `buildah`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `oci-seccomp-bpf-hook`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `podman`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `rhel10/bootc-image-builder`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `rhel10-eus/rhel-10.2-bootc`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `rhel10/rhel-bootc`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `skopeo`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ubi10/buildah`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ubi10/skopeo`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `buildah`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `oci-seccomp-bpf-hook`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `podman`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `rhel9/bootc-image-builder`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `rhel9-eus/rhel-9.8-bootc`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `rhel9/rhel-bootc`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `skopeo`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ubi9/buildah`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`
- Vendor: Red Hat. Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
  - No versions given
  - Other versions: affected
  - Package name: `ubi9/skopeo`
  - Collection: `https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/`

And 79 more products. The full list is on the CVE record: <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114236>

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 3.3 Low, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`, from CNA (redhat)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0010, the 1st percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 21 Oct 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2026-114236](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114236)
- [NVD: CVE-2026-114236](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114236)

### References from the CNA

- <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-114236> (vdb-entry, redhat)
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2558105> (issue-tracking, redhat)

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.

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