Description
apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.2.0 to before version 1.4.5, UserEntry.Parse and GroupEntry.Parse in pkg/passwd read the UID and GID fields of /etc/passwd and /etc/group entries with strconv.Atoi and convert them to uint32 without a range check. On 64-bit platforms an out-of-range value such as 4294967296 (2^32) is truncated to 0, and negative values wrap. Because apko parses the passwd and group entries supplied by the packages it installs and writes them back into the image, an attacker who controls a package installed into the image can ship an entry that appears to declare an unprivileged UID or GID but is written into the built image as UID 0 or GID 0 (root). The truncated UID is also used when resolving the image's run-as user. This issue has been fixed in version 1.4.5.
Published: 2026-10-05
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to apko 1.4.5 or later, which rejects UID and GID values outside 0 to 4294967295 instead of truncating them. Images built with earlier versions from untrusted packages should be rebuilt.

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History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev apko
Vendors & Products Chainguard-dev
Chainguard-dev apko

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.2.0 to before version 1.4.5, UserEntry.Parse and GroupEntry.Parse in pkg/passwd read the UID and GID fields of /etc/passwd and /etc/group entries with strconv.Atoi and convert them to uint32 without a range check. On 64-bit platforms an out-of-range value such as 4294967296 (2^32) is truncated to 0, and negative values wrap. Because apko parses the passwd and group entries supplied by the packages it installs and writes them back into the image, an attacker who controls a package installed into the image can ship an entry that appears to declare an unprivileged UID or GID but is written into the built image as UID 0 or GID 0 (root). The truncated UID is also used when resolving the image's run-as user. This issue has been fixed in version 1.4.5.
Title apko /etc/passwd and /etc/group UID/GID truncation writes package-supplied entries as root
Weaknesses CWE-197
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}


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Chainguard-dev Apko
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: chainguard

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T13:59:32.353Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T19:21:04.930Z

Link: CVE-2026-105768

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T13:59:28.433Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-05T21:16:35.913

Modified: 2026-10-06T14:17:39.657

Link: CVE-2026-105768

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T23:15:18Z

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