Go/github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime CVE-2026-24834: high 8.8, EPSS 0.24%

Kata Container to Guest micro VM privilege escalation in github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime

Action: Upgrade github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime to 0.0.0-20260219090056-6a672503973b or later.

go get github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime@v0.0.0-20260219090056-6a672503973b

Affected

Fixed versions

Sources

• osv: GO-2026-4517
• nvd: CVE-2026-24834
• https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/security/advisories/GHSA-wwj6-vghv-5p64
• https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/commit/6a672503973bf7c687053e459bfff8a9652e16bf
• https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/releases/tag/3.27.0

CVE-2026-24834 · published 2026-02-23T18:23:12Z · modified 2026-02-23T19:41:13.971542Z · JSON