RHSA-2026:99093: Important: 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): podman: Arbitrary file write when importing OCI archive (CVE-2025-11395) podman: podman: The podman run command can be instructed to disable almost all sandboxing - including user-requested sandboxing - by image annotation (CVE-2026-94603) 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
Remediation
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redhat/podmanto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-dockerto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-pluginsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-plugins-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-remoteto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-remote-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-teststo a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-tests-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8 - Upgrade
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redhat/podmanto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-pluginsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-plugins-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-remoteto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-remote-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-teststo a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/podman-tests-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.8.2-10.el9_8.aa
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Podman components are covered by this update?
The advisory lists podman, podman-plugins, podman-remote, podman-tests, and their associated debuginfo and debugsource packages.
What attacker-controlled inputs are relevant to these issues?
One issue involves importing an OCI archive, which can lead to an arbitrary file write. The other involves an image annotation that can instruct podman run to disable nearly all sandboxing, including sandboxing requested by the user.
How severe is this update classified by Red Hat?
Red Hat classifies this security update as Important.