Security update for cadvisor
This security update for cadvisor addresses multiple issues through a series of incremental version updates culminating in version 0.60.3. The updates include improvements in OOM watching, enhanced cgroup v2 memory metrics exposure, fixes for container handler tests, and resolution of a nil pointer dereference in Docker integration. Several dependencies were also updated to address security vulnerabilities, including a bump of x/net to 0.55. The update fixes known bugs and improves stability and metrics reporting for container environments.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The cadvisor security update includes multiple incremental releases from version 0.54.0 through 0.60.3. Key changes include moving OOM watching out of the library module, exposing additional cgroup v2 memory statistics, fixing race conditions, and resolving a nil pointer dereference when GraphDriver is nil in Docker. Dependency updates address security issues, notably the bump of x/net to version 0.55 to fix CVE-2026-39821. The update also improves container runtime integrations (Docker, containerd, podman, CRI-O), adds new Prometheus metrics, and refactors code for better stability and performance. These changes collectively address multiple security and stability issues in cadvisor.
Potential Impact
The update addresses several security vulnerabilities and stability issues in cadvisor, including a nil pointer dereference and security flaws in dependencies such as x/net. These fixes reduce the risk of crashes, inaccurate metrics reporting, and potential exploitation of underlying library vulnerabilities. The impact is high due to the nature of the fixes and the critical role of cadvisor in container monitoring environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of cadvisor is available, with the latest updates included up to version 0.60.3. Users should upgrade to this or a later version to mitigate the addressed vulnerabilities and bugs. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
Security update for cadvisor
Description
This security update for cadvisor addresses multiple issues through a series of incremental version updates culminating in version 0.60.3. The updates include improvements in OOM watching, enhanced cgroup v2 memory metrics exposure, fixes for container handler tests, and resolution of a nil pointer dereference in Docker integration. Several dependencies were also updated to address security vulnerabilities, including a bump of x/net to 0.55. The update fixes known bugs and improves stability and metrics reporting for container environments.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The cadvisor security update includes multiple incremental releases from version 0.54.0 through 0.60.3. Key changes include moving OOM watching out of the library module, exposing additional cgroup v2 memory statistics, fixing race conditions, and resolving a nil pointer dereference when GraphDriver is nil in Docker. Dependency updates address security issues, notably the bump of x/net to version 0.55 to fix CVE-2026-39821. The update also improves container runtime integrations (Docker, containerd, podman, CRI-O), adds new Prometheus metrics, and refactors code for better stability and performance. These changes collectively address multiple security and stability issues in cadvisor.
Potential Impact
The update addresses several security vulnerabilities and stability issues in cadvisor, including a nil pointer dereference and security flaws in dependencies such as x/net. These fixes reduce the risk of crashes, inaccurate metrics reporting, and potential exploitation of underlying library vulnerabilities. The impact is high due to the nature of the fixes and the critical role of cadvisor in container monitoring environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of cadvisor is available, with the latest updates included up to version 0.60.3. Users should upgrade to this or a later version to mitigate the addressed vulnerabilities and bugs. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- SUSE Product Security Team
- Advisory Id
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21265-1
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-22868","CVE-2026-10722","CVE-2026-33186","CVE-2026-39821"]
Threat ID: 6aab496f55bf5e2cf5990dfe
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 01:59:11 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 02:57:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 03:01:22 UTC
Views: 2
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