Unbounded recursion in grpcfuse kernel module allows container to crash Docker Desktop VM
Priority LOW 34CWE-674Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
Fixed a VM panic caused by unbounded recursion in the grpcfuse kernel module when a container created deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder and triggered a dentry invalidation event. This issue has been fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00115 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Docker Desktop (Docker): 4.76.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Docker Desktop (Docker) Fixed in 4.76.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8936
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3jp-gxgq-rpr9
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-8936 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8936 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m3jp-gxgq-rpr9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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