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SCA: security update for github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers (GHSA-rr59-xxvx-96qr)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445386

Description

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

 - Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual
 Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. Versions prior to 3.31.0 ship with a default configuration
 that allows pod creators to inject arbitrary command-line arguments into the virtiofsd process through the
 `io.katacontainers.config.hypervisor.virtio_fs_extra_args` pod annotation. By injecting `-o source=/`
 along with `--no-announce-submounts` and `--sandbox=none`, an attacker can override the virtiofsd shared
 directory to serve the entire host root filesystem into the guest VM. Combined with the `kernel_params`
 annotation (also enabled by default) to activate the agent debug console, the attacker can mount the host
 filesystem from inside the VM and read or write any file on the host, including /etc/shadow. Version
 3.31.0 patches the issue. (CVE-2026-44210)

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-rr59-xxvx-96qr

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445386

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/28/2026

Updated: 7/28/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.93

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44210

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Threat Score: 2.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44210

cwe: CWE-88