CVE-2026-42576 (GCVE-0-2026-42576)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-09 19:26 – Updated: 2026-05-11 14:57
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Title
apko `DiscoverKeys` has a panic on non-rsa jwks key that causes crash during key discovery
Summary
apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. Prior to version 1.2.7, DiscoverKeys in pkg/apk/apk/implementation.go unconditionally type-asserts JWKS keys as *rsa.PublicKey without checking the key type. If a repository JWKS endpoint returns a non-RSA key (e.g. EC), the unchecked assertion panics and crashes apko. This affects any workflow that initializes the APK database and fetches repository keys. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.7.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-704 - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
Assigner
References
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Vendor Product Version
chainguard-dev apko Affected: < 1.2.7
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