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v1.3.9 Security

This release includes 3 security fixes for security teams reviewing exposed deployments.

Published 24d Virtualization
✓ No known CVEs patched
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This release patches 3 known CVEs

Topics

containers crun libkrun microvm rust virtual-machine

Affected surfaces

auth rbac

Summary

AI summary

Bump the engine to version 1.3.9 and add /dev/kmsg for nested Kubernetes support.

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What's Changed

  • fix(fork): regenerate per-machine on-disk secrets and fail closed on clone rejuvenation by @BinSquare in https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/pull/531
  • Run streamed exec inside the persistent container overlay on image machines so SDK streamed changes survive by @BinSquare in https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/pull/534
  • Bump libkrun to the virtio-fs/gpu mapping-bounds-hardened build and refresh the bundled linux library by @BinSquare in https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/pull/526
  • Mark the aarch64 seccomp allowlist validated for enforce by @BinSquare in https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/pull/535
  • Fail closed to a strict egress floor on serve nodes by @BinSquare in https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/pull/536
  • Validate content digests before they become filesystem paths by @BinSquare in https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/pull/537
  • Add /dev/kmsg to the container device set so nested Kubernetes works out of the box by @BinSquare in https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/pull/538
  • Bump the engine to 1.3.9 by @BinSquare in https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/pull/539

Full Changelog: https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/compare/v1.3.8...v1.3.9

Security Fixes

  • Marked aarch64 seccomp allowlist as validated for enforcement
  • Fail closed to strict egress floor on serve nodes
  • Validate content digests before they become filesystem paths

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About smolvm

Tool to build & run portable, lightweight, self-contained virtual machines.

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Related context

Earlier breaking changes

  • v1.0.0 Remove built‑in store; VM now relies on host environment/files only.

Beta — feedback welcome: [email protected]