Bug 2523408 (CVE-2026-79699)

Summary: CVE-2026-79699 podman: buildah: skopeo: containers/storage: Malicious tar whiteout header allows replacement of extraction destination directory
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, aruklets, asdas, dkeler, doconnor, dpaolell, dschmidt, jdelft, jlanda, jupierce, kshier, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sdawley, security-response-team, sghai, sidsharm, simaishi, stcannon, suppawar, teagle, thason, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers, yguenane
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A flaw was found in the containers/storage library. A crafted tar archive containing a malicious whiteout header (e.g. victim/.wh.) can cause the extraction destination directory to be replaced with an arbitrary file when processed by storage/pkg/archive.UnpackLayer, ApplyLayer, or ApplyUncompressedLayer.
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Bug Depends On: 2533890, 2533891, 2533892    
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Deadline: 2026-11-25   

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 12:27:16 UTC
Upstream (Podman team) reports Red Hat container tools are not directly vulnerable to this specific issue; affects external callers of the library API. PoC: Go test calling UnpackLayer with victim/.wh. whiteout entry removes victim directory. Patch available upstream, not yet released.