Description
There's a vulnerability in podman where an attacker may use the kube play command to overwrite host files when the kube file container a Secrete or a ConfigMap volume mount and such volume contains a symbolic link to a host file path. In a successful attack, the attacker can only control the target file to be overwritten but not the content to be written into the file. Binary-Affected: podman Upstream-version-introduced: v4.0.0 Upstream-version-fixed: v5.6.1
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
podman
Default version status: unaffected
4.0.0 to < 5.6.1affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
6:5.4.0-13.el10_0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
7:5.6.0-5.el10_1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
7:5.8.0-2.el10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
8100020250911075811.afee755d to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
8060020250919150821.3b538bd8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
8060020250919150821.3b538bd8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
8060020250919150821.3b538bd8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
8080020250919060528.0f77c1b7 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
8080020250919060528.0f77c1b7 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
5:5.4.0-13.el9_6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
6:5.6.0-6.el9_7 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
6:5.8.0-1.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
2:4.2.0-6.el9_0.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
2:4.4.1-22.el9_2.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
4:4.9.4-18.el9_4.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
Default version status: affected
412.86.202510291903-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
Default version status: affected
413.92.202510150118-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Default version status: affected
0:5.14.0-284.138.1.el9_2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Default version status: affected
0:5.14.0-284.138.1.rt14.423.el9_2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Default version status: affected
3:4.4.1-23.rhaos4.14.el8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Default version status: affected
414.92.202510211419-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
Default version status: affected
0:5.14.0-284.138.1.el9_2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
Default version status: affected
0:5.14.0-284.138.1.rt14.423.el9_2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
Default version status: affected
3:4.4.1-35.rhaos4.15.el8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
Default version status: affected
415.92.202609140326-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
Default version status: affected
416.94.202609011112-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
Default version status: affected
417.94.202510112152-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Default version status: affected
4:2.237.0-1.rhaos4.18.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Default version status: affected
0:1.31.12-3.rhaos4.18.gitdc59c78.el8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Default version status: affected
0:5.14.0-427.87.1.el9_4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Default version status: affected
0:4.18.0-202509090932.p2.ga4cad44.assembly.stream.el8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Default version status: affected
0:4.18.0-202509011551.p2.g018e43a.assembly.stream.el8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Default version status: affected
5:5.2.2-11.rhaos4.18.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Default version status: affected
418.94.202510230424-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
Default version status: affected
4:2.237.0-1.rhaos4.19.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
Default version status: affected
0:1.32.8-3.rhaos4.19.git60d4e21.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
Default version status: affected
0:4.19.0-202509070341.p2.gb5229e8.assembly.stream.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
Default version status: affected
5:5.4.0-7.rhaos4.19.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
Default version status: affected
4.19.9.6.202510140714-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20
Default version status: affected
5:5.4.0-12.rhaos4.20.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20
Default version status: affected
4.20.9.6.202510220229-0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images
Default version status: affected
5.8.2-1.hum1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.24
Default version status: affected
3.24-1760921292 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.24
Default version status: affected
3.24-1761160160 to < *unaffected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:15692 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:15712 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:16158 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:16163 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2025:4782 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15900 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15901 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15904 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16480 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16481 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16482 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16488 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16515 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16724 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17669 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18217 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18218 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18240 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19002 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19041 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19046 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19094 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19894 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20909 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20983 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18289 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18722 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62549 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67857 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8211 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9566 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2393152 ↗
- https://github.com/containers/podman/commit/43fbde4e665fe6cee6921868f04b7ccd3de5ad89 ↗
- https://github.com/containers/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-wp3j-xq48-xpjw ↗