How many CVEs have patched CreateInstanceFromBackup?

2 published CVEs changed CreateInstanceFromBackup in lxc/incus, in 2 distinct patches totalling 10 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed CreateInstanceFromBackup?

CVE-2026-48749 (Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image), published 2026-08-21, changed lines 838 to 845 of internal/server/storage/backend.go.

How does CreateInstanceFromBackup compare to the rest of lxc/incus?

lxc/incus has 21 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed CreateInstanceFromBackup.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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Function

CreateInstanceFromBackup

Name: CreateInstanceFromBackup in lxc/incus: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

internal/server/storage/backend.go

Last patched August 21, 2026

2

CVEs

That changed this function

2

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

10

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2026

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

CreateInstanceFromBackup in lxc/incus was changed by 2 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 2 distinct patches that added or removed 10 lines in total.

lxc/incus has 21 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 10% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed CreateInstanceFromBackup, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image
CVE-2026-48749 · lines 838–845 · +8 −0
Critical · CVSS 9.9
EPSS 0.7%2026-08-21
Incus has a Nil-Pointer Dereference Panic via Instance Backup Import (volume omitted)
CVE-2026-47753 · line 795 · +1 −1
Medium · CVSS 4.4
EPSS 0.2%2026-08-21

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

Other hotspots in the repository

Functions in lxc/incus changed by the most CVE fixes.

createDependentVolumesFromBackup2 CVEs · internal/server/storage/backend.go instancesPost1 CVEs · cmd/incusd/instances_post.go storagePoolVolumesPost1 CVEs · cmd/incusd/storage_volumes.go IsSHA2561 CVEs · shared/validate/validate.go imageDownload1 CVEs · cmd/incusd/daemon_images.go IsCompressionAlgorithm1 CVEs · shared/validate/validate.go

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to CreateInstanceFromBackup.

How many CVEs have patched CreateInstanceFromBackup?: 2 published CVEs changed CreateInstanceFromBackup in lxc/incus, in 2 distinct patches totalling 10 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed CreateInstanceFromBackup?: CVE-2026-48749 (Incus has an arbitrary file read+write on host via rootfs/ symlink in malicious image), published 2026-08-21, changed lines 838 to 845 of internal/server/storage/backend.go.
How does CreateInstanceFromBackup compare to the rest of lxc/incus?: lxc/incus has 21 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed CreateInstanceFromBackup.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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Fix locations are computed by RadicalNotion.AI from the upstream patch diff of each CVE. CVE data is sourced from the CVE Program.

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