CVE-2026-41647: Incus has Nil-Pointer Dereference via S3 Bucket Import

May 4, 2026 (updated May 8, 2026)

Missing error handling could lead an authenticated Incus user to cause a daemon crash through the import of a truncated storage bucket backup file.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwj8-62r8-8p8m
github.com/lxc/incus
github.com/lxc/incus/releases/tag/v7.0.0
github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-fwj8-62r8-8p8m
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41647

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