CVE-2025-9566
Podman: podman kube play command may overwrite host files
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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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka Red Hat
Go
package-ecosystem
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
АО «СберТех»
commercial·RUaka сбертех, ao sbertech
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Collection
Discovery
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:15692
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:15712
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:16158
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