---
id: CVE-2026-114236
title: >-
  Podman: goroutine/file-descriptor leak in storage/pkg/archive.applylayer and
  applyuncompressedlayer on malformed layers
summary: >-
  storage/pkg/archive.ApplyLayer and ApplyUncompressedLayer may, when processing
  corrupt or malicious inputs, leak a file descriptor; unbounded repeated calls
  can exhaust the process’ file descriptor

  limit
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-772
vendor: Red Hat
product: openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-builder-rhel9
affected:
  - openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-builder-rhel9 (all versions)
  - dpu-kit-for-nvidia/bluefield-ocp-layer-rhel10 (all versions)
  - exploit-intelligence/vulnerability-analysis-rhel9 (all versions)
  - multicluster-engine/assisted-service-9-rhel9 (all versions)
  - multicluster-engine/hive-rhel9 (all versions)
  - nvidia/nvidia-jetpack-for-rhel9 (all versions)
  - openshift-lightspeed/lightspeed-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - openshift-lightspeed/lightspeed-rhel9-operator (all versions)
  - source-to-image/source-to-image-rhel8 (all versions)
  - source-to-image/source-to-image-rhel9 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel9 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel8 (all versions)
  - advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel9 (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9 (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/ansible-devspaces-rhel9 (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/ansible-dev-tools-rhel9 (all versions)
  - ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9 (all versions)
  - >-
    ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ansible-devspaces-rhel9 (all
    versions)
  - rh-podman-desktop (all versions)
  - redhat-certification-preflight (all versions)
  - rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 (all versions)
  - buildah (all versions)
  - oci-seccomp-bpf-hook (all versions)
  - podman (all versions)
  - rhel10/bootc-image-builder (all versions)
  - rhel10-eus/rhel-10.2-bootc (all versions)
  - rhel10/rhel-bootc (all versions)
  - skopeo (all versions)
  - ubi10/buildah (all versions)
  - ubi10/skopeo (all versions)
  - buildah (all versions)
  - oci-seccomp-bpf-hook (all versions)
  - podman (all versions)
  - rhel9/bootc-image-builder (all versions)
  - rhel9-eus/rhel-9.8-bootc (all versions)
  - rhel9/rhel-bootc (all versions)
  - skopeo (all versions)
  - ubi9/buildah (all versions)
  - ubi9/skopeo (all versions)
  - buildah (all versions)
  - containers-common (all versions)
  - grype (all versions)
  - podman (all versions)
  - skopeo (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-runtime-generic-rhel9 (all versions)
  - rhoai/odh-model-registry-job-async-upload-rhel9 (all versions)
  - cri-o (all versions)
  - openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9 (all versions)
  - openshift4/microshift-bootc-rhel10 (all versions)
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-28T16:22:12.507295Z'
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T08:22:40.441Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114236'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-114236'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2558105'
    label: RHBZ#2558105
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-114236.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114236'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114236'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00104
epssPercentile: 0.00992
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T08:45:36.242Z'
---

## Overview

storage/pkg/archive.ApplyLayer and ApplyUncompressedLayer may, when processing corrupt or malicious inputs, leak a file descriptor; unbounded repeated calls can exhaust the process’ file descriptor
limit

## Affected

- `openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-builder-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `dpu-kit-for-nvidia/bluefield-ocp-layer-rhel10 (all versions)`
- `exploit-intelligence/vulnerability-analysis-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `multicluster-engine/assisted-service-9-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `multicluster-engine/hive-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `nvidia/nvidia-jetpack-for-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `openshift-lightspeed/lightspeed-rhel9-operator (all versions)`
- `openshift-lightspeed/lightspeed-rhel9-operator (all versions)`
- `source-to-image/source-to-image-rhel8 (all versions)`
- `source-to-image/source-to-image-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8 (all versions)`
- `advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel8 (all versions)`
- `advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `ansible-automation-platform-27/ansible-devspaces-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `ansible-automation-platform-27/ansible-dev-tools-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ansible-devspaces-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `rh-podman-desktop (all versions)`
- `redhat-certification-preflight (all versions)`
- `rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `buildah (all versions)`
- `oci-seccomp-bpf-hook (all versions)`
- `podman (all versions)`
- `rhel10/bootc-image-builder (all versions)`
- `rhel10-eus/rhel-10.2-bootc (all versions)`
- `rhel10/rhel-bootc (all versions)`
- `skopeo (all versions)`
- `ubi10/buildah (all versions)`
- `ubi10/skopeo (all versions)`
- `buildah (all versions)`
- `oci-seccomp-bpf-hook (all versions)`
- `podman (all versions)`
- `rhel9/bootc-image-builder (all versions)`
- `rhel9-eus/rhel-9.8-bootc (all versions)`
- `rhel9/rhel-bootc (all versions)`
- `skopeo (all versions)`
- `ubi9/buildah (all versions)`
- `ubi9/skopeo (all versions)`
- `buildah (all versions)`
- `containers-common (all versions)`
- `grype (all versions)`
- `podman (all versions)`
- `skopeo (all versions)`
- `rhoai/odh-ml-pipelines-runtime-generic-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `rhoai/odh-model-registry-job-async-upload-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `cri-o (all versions)`
- `openshift4/kube-compare-artifacts-rhel9 (all versions)`
- `openshift4/microshift-bootc-rhel10 (all versions)`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Confidential Compute Attestation, DPU kit for NVIDIA, Exploit Intelligence, Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes, NVIDIA JetPack 6 for RHEL, OpenShift Lightspeed, … · no fix planned: Confidential Compute Attestation, DPU kit for NVIDIA, Exploit Intelligence, Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes, … · updated 2026-10-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-114236.json)