CVE-2026-61712: BuildKit has a possible runtime DoS via unbounded group parsing
Maliciously crafted base image or build can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. When creating a container from this image, memory exhaustion occurs, leading to an Out Of Memory (OOM) kill of the buildkitd process.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-72x6-4j93-7w86
- github.com/moby/buildkit/commit/408266e4ba254cecabedaacdad6905de4d2a75a1
- github.com/moby/buildkit/commit/69a3924648e485acb3faad3081e03a8554431255
- github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/tag/v0.31.1
- github.com/moby/buildkit/security/advisories/GHSA-72x6-4j93-7w86
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61712
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