apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before 1.1.1, an attacker who controls or compromises an APK repository used by apko could cause resource exhaustion on the build host. The ExpandApk function in pkg/apk/expandapk/expandapk.go expands .apk streams without enforcing decompression limits, allowing a malicious repository to serve a small, highly-compressed .apk that inflates into a large tar stream, consuming excessive disk space and CPU time, causing build failures or denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1.
https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/security/advisories/GHSA-f4w5-5xv9-85f6
https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/commit/2be3903fe194ad46351840f0569b35f5ac965f09
Published: 2026-02-04
Updated: 2026-02-20
Named Vulnerability: GO-2026-4410Named Vulnerability: GHSA-f4w5-5xv9-85f6
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00413