SUSE · Security update for podman
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade SUSE podman to 5.7.1 when convenient.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 20:18 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Jun 2026
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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade podman and podman-container-tools/podman to 5.7.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| podman-container-toolspodman | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubpodman-container-tools/podmanpkg:github/podman-container-tools/podmanOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Apply the security update provided by the SUSE Product Security Team that fixes these vulnerabilities. Since this is an official security update, deploying the patch is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are specified.
Description
This security update for Podman addresses two vulnerabilities: a WORKDIR symlink traversal issue (CVE-2026-55686) and a vulnerability where a specially crafted image can cause podman run to leak host environment variables into the container (CVE-2026-57231). Additionally, a non-security issue involving a missing catatonit binary was fixed.
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/2026/opensuse-su-2026_22089-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1248988 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1268579 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1269471 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-55686/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-57231/ (opens in a new tab)