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[GHSA] GHSA-vjhx-2cqw-3q6q (medium) — Uprobe gadgets: unprivileged container's ld.so.cache causes high CPU utilization and container startup DoS

medgithub_advisoriesPublished 2026-08-19

GHSA-vjhx-2cqw-3q6q Severity: medium CVE: CVE-2026-53941

Uprobe gadgets: unprivileged container's ld.so.cache causes high CPU utilization and container startup DoS

## Summary

An unprivileged container can block all other containers from starting on the same host by placing a crafted `/etc/ld.so.cache` file in its filesystem. When Inspektor Gadget attaches any uprobe-based gadget, it parses this

MITRE ATT&CK techniques

VulnerabilitiesT1588.006

Indicators of compromise

CVE-2026-53941cve

Original source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjhx-2cqw-3q6q