Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security update
The podman tool manages pods, container images, and containers. It is part of the libpod library, which is for applications that use container pods. Container pods is a concept in Kubernetes. Security Fix(es): * database/sql: Postgres Scan Race Condition (CVE-2025-47907) * podman: Podman kube play command may overwrite host files (CVE-2025-9566) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The podman tool, part of the libpod library used for managing container pods, has two security issues fixed in this update. CVE-2025-47907 is a race condition in the database/sql package related to Postgres scanning. CVE-2025-9566 involves the podman kube play command potentially overwriting files on the host system. These vulnerabilities affect multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants and podman packages. Red Hat has released an update to address these issues, with detailed patch information and advisories available on their site.
Potential Impact
The race condition in database/sql could lead to unpredictable behavior or data integrity issues when interacting with Postgres databases. The podman kube play command vulnerability could allow an attacker or user to overwrite files on the host system, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system compromise. Red Hat rates the overall security impact as Important (high severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for podman in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related packages. Users should apply the update promptly following Red Hat's published instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. This update addresses both CVE-2025-47907 and CVE-2025-9566. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security update
Description
The podman tool manages pods, container images, and containers. It is part of the libpod library, which is for applications that use container pods. Container pods is a concept in Kubernetes. Security Fix(es): * database/sql: Postgres Scan Race Condition (CVE-2025-47907) * podman: Podman kube play command may overwrite host files (CVE-2025-9566) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The podman tool, part of the libpod library used for managing container pods, has two security issues fixed in this update. CVE-2025-47907 is a race condition in the database/sql package related to Postgres scanning. CVE-2025-9566 involves the podman kube play command potentially overwriting files on the host system. These vulnerabilities affect multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants and podman packages. Red Hat has released an update to address these issues, with detailed patch information and advisories available on their site.
Potential Impact
The race condition in database/sql could lead to unpredictable behavior or data integrity issues when interacting with Postgres databases. The podman kube play command vulnerability could allow an attacker or user to overwrite files on the host system, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system compromise. Red Hat rates the overall security impact as Important (high severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for podman in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related packages. Users should apply the update promptly following Red Hat's published instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. This update addresses both CVE-2025-47907 and CVE-2025-9566. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:20909
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-47907"]
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a19febee29bf47b500fdaa8
Added to database: 05/29/2026, 21:01:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 19:57:45 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 142
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