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What causes multi-arch images to pull the wrong architecture occasionally?

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Quick Answer Multi-arch images use a manifest list. If the registry or client has a bug in platform matching, it might resolve the manifest list to the wrong architecture. Also, if an image was pushed without a proper manifest list (just tagged with the wrong architecture label), Docker silently pulls and runs the wrong binary.

Answer

Faulty manifest lists or CI misconfiguration lead clients to select incorrect architecture entries.
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