Riskcovery

CVE-2025-9566

Podman: podman kube play command may overwrite host files

State
Published
Severity
8.1 High
Published
Sep 5, 2025
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
Reserved
Aug 27, 2025

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Description

There's a vulnerability in podman where an attacker may use the kube play command to overwrite host files when the kube file container a Secrete or a ConfigMap volume mount and such volume contains a symbolic link to a host file path. In a successful attack, the attacker can only control the target file to be overwritten but not the content to be written into the file.

Binary-Affected: podman Upstream-version-introduced: v4.0.0 Upstream-version-fixed: v5.6.1

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
podman
  • 4.0.0 to before 5.6.1Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
  • 6:5.4.0-13.el10_0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
  • 7:5.6.0-5.el10_1 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
  • 7:5.8.0-2.el10 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
  • 8100020250911075811.afee755d and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat
  • 8060020250919150821.3b538bd8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat
  • 8060020250919150821.3b538bd8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat
  • 8060020250919150821.3b538bd8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat
  • 8080020250919060528.0f77c1b7 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat
  • 8080020250919060528.0f77c1b7 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
  • 5:5.4.0-13.el9_6 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
  • 6:5.6.0-6.el9_7 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
  • 6:5.8.0-1.el9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat
  • 2:4.2.0-6.el9_0.5 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat
  • 2:4.4.1-22.el9_2.4 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
  • 4:4.9.4-18.el9_4.3 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12Red Hat
  • 412.86.202510291903-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Red Hat
  • 413.92.202510150118-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Red Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-284.138.1.el9_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Red Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-284.138.1.rt14.423.el9_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Red Hat
  • 3:4.4.1-23.rhaos4.14.el8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Red Hat
  • 414.92.202510211419-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Red Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-284.138.1.el9_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Red Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-284.138.1.rt14.423.el9_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Red Hat
  • 3:4.4.1-35.rhaos4.15.el8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Red Hat
  • 415.92.202609140326-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16Red Hat
  • 416.94.202609011112-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17Red Hat
  • 417.94.202510112152-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat
  • 4:2.237.0-1.rhaos4.18.el9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat
  • 0:1.31.12-3.rhaos4.18.gitdc59c78.el8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat
  • 0:5.14.0-427.87.1.el9_4 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat
  • 0:4.18.0-202509090932.p2.ga4cad44.assembly.stream.el8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat
  • 0:4.18.0-202509011551.p2.g018e43a.assembly.stream.el8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat
  • 5:5.2.2-11.rhaos4.18.el9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat
  • 418.94.202510230424-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Red Hat
  • 4:2.237.0-1.rhaos4.19.el9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Red Hat
  • 0:1.32.8-3.rhaos4.19.git60d4e21.el9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Red Hat
  • 0:4.19.0-202509070341.p2.gb5229e8.assembly.stream.el9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Red Hat
  • 5:5.4.0-7.rhaos4.19.el9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Red Hat
  • 4.19.9.6.202510140714-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20Red Hat
  • 5:5.4.0-12.rhaos4.20.el9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20Red Hat
  • 4.20.9.6.202510220229-0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRed Hat
  • 5.8.2-1.hum1 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.24Red Hat
  • 3.24-1760921292 and laterNot affected
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.24Red Hat
  • 3.24-1761160160 and laterNot affected

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