Description
The Dockerfile frontend loaded the Dockerfile and .dockerignore files of a build context into memory without a size limit. A build context containing an oversized file could make buildkitd allocate memory proportional to that file, potentially exhausting memory and terminating the daemon, which interrupts other builds on the same instance. Fixed by rejecting such files above 16 MiB.
Published: 2026-10-05
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Only build from trusted build contexts. Run buildkitd under a memory limit (cgroup or container limit) so exhaustion is contained to the daemon.

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History

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description The Dockerfile frontend loaded the Dockerfile and .dockerignore files of a build context into memory without a size limit. A build context containing an oversized file could make buildkitd allocate memory proportional to that file, potentially exhausting memory and terminating the daemon, which interrupts other builds on the same instance. Fixed by rejecting such files above 16 MiB.
Title Oversized Dockerfile or .dockerignore can exhaust buildkitd memory
Weaknesses CWE-789
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Docker

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-05T18:47:42.179Z

Reserved: 2026-09-17T17:18:17.963Z

Link: CVE-2026-93323

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T18:47:29.202Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-05T18:17:39.630

Modified: 2026-10-05T19:17:26.403

Link: CVE-2026-93323

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-789

    Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value