ALSA-2026:90362: Important: podman security update

Q: Which AlmaLinux packages are covered by this update?

The advisory lists podman, podman-docker, podman-plugins, podman-remote, and podman-tests.

Q: What security issues are addressed?

The update addresses an arbitrary file write when importing an OCI archive, denial of service through crafted HTTP Range headers, and man-in-the-middle attacks involving untrusted intermediate certificates.

Q: What activity is specifically associated with the arbitrary file-write issue?

The arbitrary file-write issue is associated with importing an OCI archive. Systems or workflows that import OCI archives are therefore relevant to triage.

Published Oct 26, 2026

Updated

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):

podman: Arbitrary file write when importing OCI archive (CVE-2025-11395) net/http: golang: golang: Denial of Service via crafted HTTP Range headers (CVE-2026-78667) crypto/x509: golang: crypto/x509: Man-in-the-middle attacks via untrusted intermediate certificates (CVE-2026-111943)

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

5 affected componentsFixes available

almalinux/podman<6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

almalinux/podman-docker<6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

almalinux/podman-plugins<6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

almalinux/podman-remote<6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

almalinux/podman-tests<6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade almalinux/podman to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6:5.8.2-8.el9_8
Upgrade
Upgrade almalinux/podman-docker to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6:5.8.2-8.el9_8
Upgrade
Upgrade almalinux/podman-plugins to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6:5.8.2-8.el9_8
Upgrade
Upgrade almalinux/podman-remote to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6:5.8.2-8.el9_8
Upgrade
Upgrade almalinux/podman-tests to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6:5.8.2-8.el9_8

Event History

Oct 26, 2026

Advisory Published

via OSV·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via OSV·12:00 AM

DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which AlmaLinux packages are covered by this update?

The advisory lists podman, podman-docker, podman-plugins, podman-remote, and podman-tests.

What security issues are addressed?

The update addresses an arbitrary file write when importing an OCI archive, denial of service through crafted HTTP Range headers, and man-in-the-middle attacks involving untrusted intermediate certificates.

What activity is specifically associated with the arbitrary file-write issue?

The arbitrary file-write issue is associated with importing an OCI archive. Systems or workflows that import OCI archives are therefore relevant to triage.

ALSA-2026:90362: Important: podman security update

Affected Software

Remediation

Event History

Child vulnerabilities

Frequently Asked Questions

Which AlmaLinux packages are covered by this update?

What security issues are addressed?

What activity is specifically associated with the arbitrary file-write issue?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which AlmaLinux packages are covered by this update?

What security issues are addressed?

What activity is specifically associated with the arbitrary file-write issue?