Podman: arbitrary file write when importing oci archive
Impact
A flaw was found in Podman. If an attacker can pass a crafted tar archive to the podman load command, they can create files on the host machine with the privileges of the user running Podman.
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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Affected packages
Affected products
Vendor version evidence. Product records are separate from automatic dependency matching.
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Other versions: affected
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| 2:1.43.1-7.el10_2 to before * | unaffected |
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Other versions: affected
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| 2:1.22.2-6.el10_2 to before * | unaffected |
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Other versions: affected
| Version / range | Source status |
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| 2:1.43.3-2.el9_8 to before * | unaffected |
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Other versions: affected
| Version / range | Source status |
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| 2:1.22.2-8.el9_8 to before * | unaffected |
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Other versions: affected
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| 6:5.8.2-8.el9_8 to before * | unaffected |
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Other versions: affected
| Version / range | Source status |
|---|---|
| 2:1.43.4-2.el9_8 to before * | unaffected |
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Other versions: affected
| Version / range | Source status |
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| 2:1.22.2-9.el9_8 to before * | unaffected |
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Other versions: affected
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Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Red Hat · Red Hat Hardened Images
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Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Other versions: unaffected
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Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Other versions: affected
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Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Other versions: affected
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Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
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Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
Other versions: affected
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Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
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Original source description
A flaw was found in Podman. If an attacker can pass a crafted tar archive to the podman load command, they can create files on the host machine with the privileges of the user running Podman.
References
- Source reference access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70640
- Source reference access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70641
- Source reference access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88262
- Source reference access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89761
- Source reference access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90362
- Source reference access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90424
- Source reference access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90462
- Security advisory access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11395
- Source reference bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi