#1694·NetAlertX

python3 fails with "Operation not permitted" (exit 126) on arm64 (Raspberry Pi 5) — confirmed not host-related

Author: juliovgoncalvesCreated Jul 1, 2026Updated Sep 6, 2026
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What installation are you running?

Production (netalertx)

Is there an existing issue for this?

The issue occurs in the following browsers. Select at least 2.

  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Safari (unsupported) - PRs welcome
  • N/A - This is an issue with the backend

Current Behavior

Environment: Raspberry Pi 5, Debian 12 (Bookworm), aarch64, Docker 29.6.1, containerd 2.2.5, runc 1.3.6, overlay2/extfs storage Issue: Container fails at /entrypoint.d/15-mounts.py with env: can't execute 'python3': Operation not permitted, on both :latest and :26.3.7. Ruled out (with evidence):

Privilege drop / PUID — fails identically running fully as root (PUID=0) AppArmor — disabled at kernel level (aa-status: not mounted) Seccomp — fails identically with --security-opt seccomp=unconfined Rootless Docker — confirmed standard rootful daemon, cgroup v2/systemd Docker storage — overlay2/extfs, no noexec, confirmed via findmnt binfmt_misc — disabled the host's python3.11 handler, no change systemd hardening on docker/containerd — fully open (no NoNewPrivileges, full CapabilityBoundingSet) Host-wide exec — ruled out entirely: python:3.12-slim and alpine:latest both run perfectly on the same host

Conclusion: appears isolated to the netalertx image's bundled Python binary/build itself.

Expected Behavior

not failing to start

Steps To Reproduce

No response

Relevant app.conf settings

python

docker-compose.yml

yaml

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