Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:rhel8 security update
Affects Red Hat container-tools:rhel8Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade Red Hat podman to 5.6.1 soon.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 05:31 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.1 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade podman to 5.6.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| podman | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubpodmanpkg:github/podmanOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update (RHSA-2025:16515) that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided update to the container-tools module for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 as soon as possible. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-9566) exists in the podman tool within the container-tools module for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. The issue involves the 'podman kube play' command, which may overwrite files on the host system. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing this vulnerability. The advisory rates the impact as important and the severity as high. No CVSS score is provided in the available data. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 variants including Extended Life Cycle Long Life and Update Services for SAP Solutions.