High severity8.1OSV Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2025· Updated May 19, 2026
CVE-2025-9566
CVE-2025-9566
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
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/containers/podman/v5Go | < 5.6.1 | 5.6.1 |
github.com/containers/podman/v4Go | <= 4.9.5 | — |
Affected products
79v0.2, v0.2.1, v0.8.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v0.2, v0.2.1, v0.8.2
- (no CPE)range: >=4.0.0, <5.6.1
- osv-coords77 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/falcopkg:apk/chainguard/falco-devpkg:apk/chainguard/falco-srcpkg:apk/chainguard/prometheus-podman-exporterpkg:apk/chainguard/prometheus-podman-exporter-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/prometheus-podman-exporter-fipspkg:apk/wolfi/falcopkg:apk/wolfi/falco-devpkg:apk/wolfi/falco-srcpkg:apk/wolfi/prometheus-podman-exporterpkg:apk/wolfi/prometheus-podman-exporter-compatpkg:rpm/almalinux/aardvark-dnspkg:rpm/almalinux/buildahpkg:rpm/almalinux/buildah-testspkg:rpm/almalinux/cockpit-podmanpkg:rpm/almalinux/conmonpkg:rpm/almalinux/containernetworking-pluginspkg:rpm/almalinux/containers-commonpkg:rpm/almalinux/container-selinuxpkg:rpm/almalinux/critpkg:rpm/almalinux/criupkg:rpm/almalinux/criu-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/criu-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/crunpkg:rpm/almalinux/fuse-overlayfspkg:rpm/almalinux/libslirppkg:rpm/almalinux/libslirp-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/netavarkpkg:rpm/almalinux/oci-seccomp-bpf-hookpkg:rpm/almalinux/podmanpkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-catatonitpkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-dockerpkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-gvproxypkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-pluginspkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-remotepkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-testspkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-criupkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-podmanpkg:rpm/almalinux/runcpkg:rpm/almalinux/skopeopkg:rpm/almalinux/skopeo-testspkg:rpm/almalinux/slirp4netnspkg:rpm/almalinux/toolboxpkg:rpm/almalinux/toolbox-testspkg:rpm/almalinux/udicapkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/podman&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/podman&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/podman&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Multi-Linux%20Manager%20Proxy%20Extension%20for%20SLE%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/podman&distro=SUSE%20Multi-Linux%20Manager%20Server%20Extension%20for%20SLE%205.1
< 0.42.0-r0+ 76 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.42.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.42.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.42.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.42.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.42.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.42.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.33.12-2.module_el8.10.0+4023+db236c53
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.33.12-2.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
- (no CPE)range: < 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
- (no CPE)range: < 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3970+8445edf6
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.4.0-6.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
- (no CPE)range: < 2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
- (no CPE)range: < 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
- (no CPE)range: < 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.10.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4023+db236c53
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
- (no CPE)range: < 5:5.4.0-13.el9_6
- (no CPE)range: < 4:4.9.4-23.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
- (no CPE)range: < 5:5.4.0-13.el9_6
- (no CPE)range: < 4:4.9.4-23.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
- (no CPE)range: < 5:5.4.0-13.el9_6
- (no CPE)range: < 5:5.4.0-13.el9_6
- (no CPE)range: < 5:5.4.0-13.el9_6
- (no CPE)range: < 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3970+8445edf6
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0-3.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.1.12-6.module_el8.10.0+3959+b8dc5e6a
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.14.5-4.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.14.5-4.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.6-21.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250908T141310-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.4.2-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.7.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250918T182144-150000.1.107.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150300.9.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150300.9.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150400.4.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150400.4.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150300.9.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150300.9.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150400.4.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150400.4.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150300.9.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150400.4.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.4.2-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150300.9.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150400.4.53.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.4.2-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.4.2-slfo.1.1_2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.4.2-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.5-150500.3.49.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
34- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp3j-xq48-xpjwghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9566ghsaADVISORY
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- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18722nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8211nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9566nvdWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdWEB
- github.com/containers/podman/commit/43fbde4e665fe6cee6921868f04b7ccd3de5ad89nvdWEB
- github.com/containers/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-wp3j-xq48-xpjwnvdWEB
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