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CVE-2026-61801: github.com/moby/sys/user has a possible DoS via unbounded parsing of user and group database files

October 8, 2026

A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability exists in github.com/moby/sys/user before v0.4.1 when parsing specially crafted user or group database files. An attacker able to supply a malicious /etc/passwd or /etc/group-style file may cause excessive memory consumption, potentially resulting in process termination due to Out Of Memory (OOM) conditions.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjcv-p78q-w5fw
  • github.com/moby/sys/commit/85a71bbe1faa36c552a960e6a5f3d0cfb632fbbe
  • github.com/moby/sys/pull/221
  • github.com/moby/sys/security/advisories/GHSA-mjcv-p78q-w5fw
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61801

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.4.1

Fixed versions

  • 0.4.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.4.1 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

go/github.com/moby/sys/user/CVE-2026-61801.yml

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