# CVE-2026-48702: Rekor has an OOM Condition due to Unbounded gzip Decompression in Alpine APK Parsing Logic > An attacker can cause a denial of service in Rekor by submitting a crafted Alpine APK file that triggers unbounded memory consumption during gzip decompression. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 13 Aug 2026 - **Updated:** 13 Aug 2026 - **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2026-BT80684, CLEANSTART-2026-UK76839, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48702, GHSA-47q9-m4ww-924m, GO-2026-5778, MINI-262p-9mfq-x47r, MINI-2mjr-fc9q-8gx3, MINI-2p4f-hphh-5999, MINI-2pcg-g68g-q46f, MINI-2q7v-pv93-m693, MINI-2v36-pmmg-v9x5, MINI-2v4f-6299-hc45, MINI-3h6x-6wrj-hf37, MINI-3v39-p98g-3vjg, MINI-3wh8-5jxc-f2r9, MINI-46g2-qq9m-ffqg, MINI-52cv-95rh-c6c4, MINI-546r-jg95-vx6r, MINI-54p2-xhfw-j7gh, MINI-56pf-3jjw-7q42, MINI-5772-8xfw-6jfp, MINI-59mw-jmc8-wv49, MINI-5gm4-3xq9-cfqm, MINI-5jjv-jrv7-cqpj, MINI-5p69-p7hj-9779, MINI-5x2w-4665-7pc7, MINI-6ggm-3f39-5m3v, MINI-6r7g-w445-585m, MINI-6v2r-gvpf-j47r, MINI-73v5-rcf4-xrv4, MINI-7vv9-cpjx-954m, MINI-8j8h-8q25-2xg4, MINI-8rh3-c5jx-xmp6, MINI-c5cg-hhc7-f4qm, MINI-c5gf-9rx7-89fw, MINI-c8qj-cwhf-mv68, MINI-c9x8-7v4x-3jmx, MINI-crxj-jh9q-63pf, MINI-f645-vf77-h376, MINI-f66w-4r26-7833, MINI-fccg-j5m7-r3r8, MINI-fv8x-qh62-83r7, MINI-g536-2xv3-f6mc, MINI-gc7f-hwcx-5hv3, MINI-gr3x-cwg5-v2p3, MINI-grhp-mmv6-9fvv, MINI-gvxf-3gq2-v6hv, MINI-gwhv-5247-xmgh, MINI-h24w-9hqh-fwq3, MINI-h2hm-827m-g5g5, MINI-hmjp-4p7v-7rpq, MINI-hv2g-wr3c-p778, MINI-j4xr-47qh-5jgh, MINI-j8c7-vw62-rgpj, MINI-jcwm-923x-xv8p, MINI-jmh9-gcf4-g9jg, MINI-p5wg-4f8f-r364, MINI-pgvh-cmj2-34r7, MINI-ph23-wq8g-6hw8, MINI-pvq6-jqj6-f5q3, MINI-q5m2-375r-wg7p, MINI-q8qc-c5f2-p8f5, MINI-q8vr-7jhx-h95w, MINI-qrvj-wwjc-r73f, MINI-r55q-v3px-673p, MINI-rgph-v5qx-3h52, MINI-vxvh-fm97-jvh9, MINI-wrm5-9r79-r8gg, MINI-wxr8-f454-h8hf, MINI-x55v-mhmj-3fg9, MINI-xp2h-fx9v-v7h2, MINI-xp2w-6jrx-fj3p, MINI-xwq4-pgj2-w5p5, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48702, openSUSE-SU-2026:11154-1 ## What is CVE-2026-48702? CVE-2026-48702 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in sigstore rekor, published on 13 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Rekor is a software supply chain transparency log. Starting in version 0.3.0 and prior to version 1.5.2, the `Package.Unmarshal()` function in `pkg/types/alpine/apk.go` decompresses the signature and control gzip members of an APK file into in-memory buffers without bounding the total decompressed size. The existing `max_apk_metadata_size` check (default 1MB) is only applied to individual tar entry header sizes after decompression completes, so it does not prevent a decompression bomb from consuming unbounded heap memory. An attacker can craft a gzip stream that compresses at a ~1000:1 ratio (e.g., 2MB compressed zeros → 2GB decompressed). When submitted as spec.package.content in an Alpine `ProposedEntry`, the server decompresses the full payload into memory during request processing, triggering a fatal Go runtime out-of-memory error or OS OOM-kill that cannot be caught by the server's recover() middleware. This is reachable via two unauthenticated endpoints, `POST /api/v1/log/entries (createLogEntry)` and `POST /api/v1/log/entries/retrieve (searchLogQuery)`. Both invoke `V001Entry.Canonicalize()` → `fetchExternalEntities()` → `apk.Unmarshal(packageData)`, which performs the unbounded decompression. Version 1.5.2 patches the issue. There is no effective workaround. Setting `max_request_body_size` reduces but does not eliminate exposure due to the ~1000:1 compression ratio (a 1MB body limit still allows ~1GB heap allocation). Setting `max_apk_metadata_size` has no effect on this vulnerability since the check is applied after decompression. Weakness: CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48702? 3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/sigstore/rekor. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `github.com/sigstore/rekor` | Go | From 0.3.0 | 1.5.2 | | `github.com/sigstore/rekor` | Go | From 0.3.0 | 1.5.2 | | `github.com/sigstore/rekor` | Go | From 0.3.0 | 1.5.2 | | `hauler` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.0.1-1.1 | ## How do I fix CVE-2026-48702? Upgrade github.com/sigstore/rekor to 1.5.2 or later. ## Is CVE-2026-48702 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48702 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2026-48702 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2026-48702 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in sigstore rekor, published on 13 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48702 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - github.com/sigstore/rekor (Go): affected from 0.3.0; fixed in 1.5.2 - github.com/sigstore/rekor (Go): affected from 0.3.0; fixed in 1.5.2 - github.com/sigstore/rekor (Go): affected from 0.3.0; fixed in 1.5.2 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48702/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48702 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48702 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48702 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48702/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.