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CVE-2026-33743

6.5 · MEDIUM

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager.

Published Mar 26, 2026linuxcontainersCWE-770EPSS 0.39%

Overview

CVE-2026-33743 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linuxcontainers incus. It was published on March 26, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 6.23.0, a specially crafted storage bucket backup can be used by an user with access to Incus' storage bucket feature to crash the Incus daemon. Repeated use of this attack can be used to keep the server offline causing a denial of service of the control plane API. This does not impact any running workload, existing containers and virtual machines will keep operating. Version 6.23.0 fixes the issue.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linuxcontainers. Update incus to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
linuxcontainersincus>= 0, < 6.23.0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33743?

CVE-2026-33743 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linuxcontainers incus. It was published on March 26, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-33743?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-33743?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linuxcontainers. Update incus to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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