Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. In versions before 7.0.0, missing validation logic in the storage volume import logic allows an authenticated user with access to the storage volume feature to cause the Incus daemon to crash. The backup restore subsystem contains an out-of-bounds panic vulnerability caused by an invalid bounds check when indexing snapshot metadata arrays, and the same flawed pattern also appears in the migration path. When iterating through physical snapshots provided in a backup archive, the loop uses the index to look up corresponding metadata in the parsed `Config.Snapshots` and `Config.VolumeSnapshots` slices. The guard condition `len(slice) >= i-1` is incorrect because it can still evaluate to true when the subsequent slice[i] access is out of bounds.
An attacker can submit a backup archive that contains physical snapshot directories while supplying a tampered `index.yaml` with an empty or truncated snapshot metadata array, causing the daemon to index beyond the end of the metadata slice and crash. Repeated use of this issue can be used to keep Incus offline, causing a denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 7.0.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/lxc/incus/blob/v6.22.0/internal/server/storage/backend.go | Product |
| https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-4m88-wxj4-9qj6 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-4m88-wxj4-9qj6 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
07 May 2026, 17:06
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:incus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Linuxcontainers
Linuxcontainers incus |
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| References | () https://github.com/lxc/incus/blob/v6.22.0/internal/server/storage/backend.go - Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-4m88-wxj4-9qj6 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
06 May 2026, 21:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-06 21:16
Updated : 2026-05-07 17:06
NVD link : CVE-2026-40251
Mitre link : CVE-2026-40251
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40251
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Products Affected
linuxcontainers
- incus
CWE
CWE-129
Improper Validation of Array Index
