Summary
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):
* database/sql: Postgres Scan Race Condition (CVE-2025-47907)
* podman: Podman kube play command may overwrite host files (CVE-2025-9566)
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.
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | podman | 6:5.6.0-6.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | podman-docker | 6:5.6.0-6.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | podman-plugins | 6:5.6.0-6.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | podman-remote | 6:5.6.0-6.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | podman-tests | 6:5.6.0-6.el9_7 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 8.1
Podman: podman kube play command may overwrite host files
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, …
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High 7.0
Incorrect results returned from Rows.Scan in database/sql
Cancelling a query (e.g. by cancelling the context passed to one of the query methods) during a call to the Scan method of the returned Rows can result in unexpected results if other queries are being made in parallel. This can result in a race condition that…