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High ALSA-2025:23543 1 CVE

Important: container-tools:rhel8 security update

Published Dec 17, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The container-tools module contains tools for working with containers, notably podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc.

Security Fix(es):

* runc: container escape and denial of service due to arbitrary write gadgets and procfs write redirects (CVE-2025-52881)

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 88

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 aardvark-dns 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux · 8 aardvark-dns 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 aardvark-dns 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
AlmaLinux · 8 aardvark-dns 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+4023+db236c53
AlmaLinux · 8 buildah 2:1.33.13-1.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 buildah 2:1.33.13-1.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 buildah-tests 2:1.33.13-1.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 cockpit-podman 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
AlmaLinux · 8 conmon 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3970+8445edf6
AlmaLinux · 8 conmon 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4068+0e21408f
AlmaLinux · 8 container-selinux 2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux · 8 containernetworking-plugins 1:1.4.0-6.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
AlmaLinux · 8 containernetworking-plugins 1:1.4.0-6.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
AlmaLinux · 8 containernetworking-plugins 1:1.4.0-6.module_el8.10.0+4068+0e21408f
AlmaLinux · 8 containers-common 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux · 8 containers-common 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
AlmaLinux · 8 containers-common 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd7
AlmaLinux · 8 containers-common 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 crit 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd7
AlmaLinux · 8 crit 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4068+0e21408f
AlmaLinux · 8 crit 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
AlmaLinux · 8 crit 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
AlmaLinux · 8 criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
AlmaLinux · 8 criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux · 8 criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux · 8 criu-devel 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
AlmaLinux · 8 criu-devel 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4068+0e21408f
AlmaLinux · 8 criu-devel 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
AlmaLinux · 8 criu-libs 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
AlmaLinux · 8 criu-libs 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3970+8445edf6
AlmaLinux · 8 criu-libs 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
AlmaLinux · 8 criu-libs 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 crun 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
AlmaLinux · 8 crun 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
AlmaLinux · 8 crun 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
AlmaLinux · 8 fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c
AlmaLinux · 8 fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+4068+0e21408f
AlmaLinux · 8 libslirp 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+4023+db236c53
AlmaLinux · 8 libslirp 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
AlmaLinux · 8 libslirp 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 libslirp 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
AlmaLinux · 8 libslirp-devel 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3970+8445edf6
AlmaLinux · 8 libslirp-devel 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 libslirp-devel 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+4068+0e21408f
AlmaLinux · 8 netavark 2:1.10.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4023+db236c53
AlmaLinux · 8 netavark 2:1.10.3-1.module_el8.10.0+3970+8445edf6
AlmaLinux · 8 netavark 2:1.10.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 netavark 2:1.10.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-seccomp-bpf-hook 1.2.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4068+0e21408f
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-seccomp-bpf-hook 1.2.10-1.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-seccomp-bpf-hook 1.2.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux · 8 podman 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 podman 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-catatonit 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-catatonit 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-docker 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-gvproxy 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-gvproxy 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-plugins 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-plugins 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-remote 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-remote 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-tests 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 podman-tests 4:4.9.4-25.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3970+8445edf6
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+4023+db236c53
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-podman 4.9.0-3.module_el8.10.0+4016+efd18bf8
AlmaLinux · 8 runc 4:1.2.9-2.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 runc 4:1.2.9-2.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 skopeo 2:1.14.5-5.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 skopeo-tests 2:1.14.5-5.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 skopeo-tests 2:1.14.5-5.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 slirp4netns 1.2.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
AlmaLinux · 8 slirp4netns 1.2.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4023+db236c53
AlmaLinux · 8 slirp4netns 1.2.3-1.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
AlmaLinux · 8 slirp4netns 1.2.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4082+f7f0c95e
AlmaLinux · 8 toolbox 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
AlmaLinux · 8 toolbox 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 toolbox 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+4047+545787c4
AlmaLinux · 8 toolbox-tests 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
AlmaLinux · 8 toolbox-tests 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+4089+ce72bbbe
AlmaLinux · 8 toolbox-tests 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+4023+db236c53
AlmaLinux · 8 udica 0.2.6-21.module_el8.10.0+4068+0e21408f

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.3
    CVE-2025-52881 Public exploit

    runc: LSM labels can be bypassed with malicious config using dummy procfs files

    runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. In versions 1.2.7, 1.3.2 and 1.4.0-rc.2, an attacker can trick runc into misdirecting writes to /proc to other procfs files through the use of a racing container with s…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-52881
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2404715
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-23543.html