CVE-2026-44778

Inspektor Gadget (v0.28.0–0.53.1) is an eBPF-based toolset for system inspection on Kubernetes and Linux hosts. The USDT note parser in pkg/uprobetracer/usdt.go lets an unprivileged container crash or OOM-kill the privileged IG process via a crafted ELF. Three defects contribute: getUsdtInfo() do...

CVE-2026-44778 Inspektor Gadget: Unprivileged container can crash USDT note parser via crafted ELF

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. From 0.28.0 until 0.53.1, the USDT note parser in pkg/uprobetracer/usdt.go can allow an unprivileged container to crash or exhaust the memory of the...

EUVD-2026-78938

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. From 0.28.0 until 0.53.1, the USDT note parser in pkg/uprobetracer/usdt.go can allow an unprivileged container to crash or exhaust the memory of the...

GHSA-7CFQ-5MHV-JRP9 Inspektor Gadget: Unprivileged container can crash USDT note parser via crafted ELF (no shipped gadget affected)

Summary A malicious container can crash or destabilize the privileged Inspektor Gadget process when a gadget using USDT probes is deployed. The vulnerability is in the USDT note parser pkg/uprobetracer/usdt.go which is invoked when a gadget with a SEC"usdt/..." section attaches to a target binary...