SCA: security update for github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers (GHSA-2gv2-cffp-j227)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 442418

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

CVE-2026-47243

Solution

Update the github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers library and its related packages to version 0.0.0-20260519062212-ffa59ce3aa78 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gv2-cffp-j227

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 442418

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/28/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.36

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-47243

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 7.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-47243