CVE-2026-53941

A flaw was found in Inspektor Gadget. An unprivileged container can trigger a Denial of Service DoS by providing a specially crafted /etc/ld.so.cache file when an uprobe-based gadget is active. This can lead to excessive CPU consumption and prevent other containers from starting, significantly...

CVE-2026-44778

A flaw was found in Inspektor Gadget. An unprivileged container can trigger a denial of service in the privileged Inspektor Gadget process. This occurs when a custom gadget with an eBPF section attaches to a specially crafted ELF Executable and Linkable Format binary. The USDT Userland Statically...

CVE-2026-53941

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. From 0.27.0 until 0.53.1, the uprobe library resolver can allow an unprivileged container to consume excessive CPU and block other containers from starting...

CVE-2026-44778

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-2026-78939

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. From 0.27.0 until 0.53.1, the uprobe library resolver can allow an unprivileged container to consume excessive CPU and block other containers from starting...

CVE-2026-53941 Inspektor Gadget Uprobe gadgets: unprivileged container's ld.so.cache causes high CPU utilization and container startup DoS

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. From 0.27.0 until 0.53.1, the uprobe library resolver can allow an unprivileged container to consume excessive CPU and block other containers from starting...

CVE-2026-53941

Inspektor Gadget (eBPF-based system inspection framework for Kubernetes and Linux hosts), versions 0.27.0 through 0.53.1 , is vulnerable to a Denial of Service triggered by an unprivileged container supplying a crafted /etc/ld.so.cache file while an uprobe-based gadget is active. The parser in pk...

CVE-2026-53941 Inspektor Gadget Uprobe gadgets: unprivileged container's ld.so.cache causes high CPU utilization and container startup DoS

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. From 0.27.0 until 0.53.1, the uprobe library resolver can allow an unprivileged container to consume excessive CPU and block other containers from starting...

CVE-2026-53941 Inspektor Gadget Uprobe gadgets: unprivileged container's ld.so.cache causes high CPU utilization and container startup DoS

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. From 0.27.0 until 0.53.1, the uprobe library resolver can allow an unprivileged container to consume excessive CPU and block other containers from starting...

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...

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...

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...

CVE-2026-53941: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Inspektor Gadget is a set of tools and framework for data collection and system inspection on Kubernetes clusters and Linux hosts using eBPF. From 0.27.0 until 0.53.1, the uprobe library resolver can allow an unprivileged container to consume excessive CPU and block other containers from starting...

CVE-2026-44778: Improper Input Validation

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...

GO-2026-6254 Uprobe gadgets: unprivileged container's ld.so.cache causes high CPU utilization and container startup DoS in github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget

Uprobe gadgets: unprivileged container's ld.so.cache causes high CPU utilization and container startup DoS in github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget...

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 file in the container startup path. A malicious cache causes 53...

GHSA-VJHX-2CQW-3Q6Q 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 file in the container startup path. A malicious cache causes 53...

PT-2026-80734

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Inspektor Gadget affected versions not specified Description An unprivileged container can cause a denial of service DoS on the entire container runtime by placing a crafted /etc/ld.so.cache file in its filesystem. When Inspektor Gadget attach...