Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security update
Affects Red Hat podmanSource 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 for podman in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:18722) and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-9566) in the podman tool's 'kube play' command may allow overwriting of host files. Podman is a container management tool used in Kubernetes environments. This flaw has been rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat. A security update addressing this issue is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18722 (opens in a new tab)
- docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/9.8_release_notes/index (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2393152 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-127541 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-132826 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-142896 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-15873 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_18722.json (opens in a new tab)