Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security update
Affects Red Hat podmanSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/podman package to 4.9.4-18.el9_4.3 soon.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 05:32 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.1 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.9.4-18.el9_4.3
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 the Red Hat redhat/podman package to 4.9.4-18.el9_4.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Red Hatredhat/podmanpkg:rpm/redhat/podmanOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated podman packages that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the podman update to version 4.9.4-18.el9_4.3 or later as provided in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:16481. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update mitigates the risk of host file overwriting via the 'podman kube play' command.
Description
A security vulnerability in the podman tool, specifically in the 'podman 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 vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-9566 and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support versions. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updates to address this issue.