Clarify `mediaType` handling
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
### Impact In the OCI Image Specification version 1.0.1 and prior, manifest and index documents are not self-describing and documents with a single digest could be interpreted as either a manifest or an index. ### Patches The Image Specification will be updated to recommend that both manifest and index documents contain a `mediaType` field to identify the type of document. Release [v1.0.2](https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/releases/tag/v1.0.2) includes these updates. ### Workarounds Software attempting to deserialize an ambiguous document may reject the document if it contains both “manifests” and “layers” fields or “manifests” and “config” fields. ### References https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec/security/advisories/GHSA-mc8v-mgrf-8f4m ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec * Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) * https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/commits/v1.0.2
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | github.com/opencontainers/image-spec (Go) | before 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-77vh-xpmg-72qh |
- github.com/opencontainers/image-spec (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.2 Fixed in 1.0.2 Patch available GHSA-77vh-xpmg-72qh
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-77vh-xpmg-72qh github.com/opencontainers/image-spec (Go) Fixed in 1.0.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-77vh-xpmg-72qh
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec/security/advisories/GHSA-mc8v-mgrf-8f4m
- https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/security/advisories/GHSA-77vh-xpmg-72qh
- https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/commit/693428a734f5bab1a84bd2f990d92ef1111cd60c
- https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec
- https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/releases/tag/v1.0.2
Sources
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