MEDIUM 6.5 Microsoft
CVE-2026-70622
tar-rs 0.4.11 - 0.4.46 Symlink Escape via append_dir_all()
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: tar-rs 0.4.11 - 0.4.46 Symlink Escape via append_dir_all()
Affected Products
- azl3 kata-containers 3.32.0.kata0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 trident 0.26.0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 kata-containers 4.1.0.kata0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 clamav 1.5.3-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 kata-containers-cc 3.15.0.aks0-16 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 rpm-ostree 2024.4-11 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 rust 1.75.0-30 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 rust 1.90.0-10 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70622
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70622
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 was published on 2026-08-11 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 kata-containers 3.32.0.kata0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 trident 0.26.0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 kata-containers 4.1.0.kata0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 and 5 more.
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