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SCA: security update for go.opentelemetry.io/ebpf-profiler (GHSA-f2r5-5m7w-p5cx)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 443835

Description

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

 - OpenTelemetry eBPF Profiler is a production-scale agent for profiling applications across multiple
 programming languages. Starting in version 0.0.202527 and prior to version 0.0.202622, an unprivileged
 process can cause the profiler to open a nonregular mapping file, such as a FIFO, and block indefinitely,
 preventing further ELF analysis and causing a denial of service. Version 0.0.202622 contains a patch. No
 known workarounds are available. (CVE-2026-48496)

Solution

Update the go.opentelemetry.io/ebpf-profiler library and its related packages to version 0.0.202622 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2r5-5m7w-p5cx

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 443835

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/24/2026

Updated: 9/14/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-48496

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-48496

cwe: CWE-770