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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 that fixes this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided podman update packages as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:18289) and follow the instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. 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 part of the libpod library, used for managing pods, container images, and containers. This issue is addressed in a Red Hat security advisory for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The update fixes the vulnerability to prevent potential host file overwrites.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18289 (opens in a new tab)
- docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/html/10.2_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-132823 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-145596 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_18289.json (opens in a new tab)