SCA: security update for github.com/cilium/ebpf (GHSA-xhgw-qwwf-pg32)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 446032

Description

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

- A vulnerability has been found in cilium ebpf up to 0.21.0. This affects the function loadRawSpec of the
file btf/btf.go of the component LoadCollectionSpec/LoadCollectionSpecFromReader. Such manipulation of the
argument offset leads to integer overflow. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The
exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is
533dfc82fd228bfadf42ea7180c39de7d9af47fa. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
(CVE-2026-10722)

Solution

Update the github.com/cilium/ebpf library and its related packages to version 0.22.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xhgw-qwwf-pg32

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 446032

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/17/2026

Updated: 8/17/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.77

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-10722

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-10722

cwe: CWE-190