Description
Podman is a tool for managing OCI containers and pods. From 3.0.0 until 5.7.1, running a malicious container image where the WORKDIR path contains a symlink can create a directory or modify ownership on the host filesystem. Modified ownership is less likely to happen as that requires help from an untrusted/malicious process that mutates the host filesystem tree during dereferencing of the WORKDIR path, to trigger a race condition. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.7.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| podman-container-tools | podman | >= 3.0.0, < 5.7.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | podman | 5.8.1+ds1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | podman | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | podman | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | podman | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | podman | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | podman +5 | 6.0.0-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:29954 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | podman | 4.9.5-150500.3.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3536-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | podman | 4.9.5-150500.3.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3536-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | podman | 4.9.5-150500.3.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3536-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | podman | 4.9.5-150400.4.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3652-1 |
Show 13 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | podman | 5.4.2-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24233-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | podman | 4.9.5-150500.3.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3536-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | podman | 4.9.5-150500.3.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3536-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | podman | 4.9.5-150400.4.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3652-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | podman | 5.4.2-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24233-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | podman | 5.4.2-slfo.1.1_6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24378-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | podman | 4.9.5-13.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23205-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | podman | 4.9.5-150500.3.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3536-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | podman | 4.9.5-150400.4.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3652-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | podman | 4.9.5-150400.4.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3652-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | podman | 4.9.5-150500.3.78.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3536-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | podman | 4.9.5-150400.4.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3652-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | podman | 4.9.5-150300.9.83.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3662-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | podman | 5.4.2-160000.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:22089-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | podman | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/containers/podman | all versions | — | GO-2026-5568 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v2 | all versions | — | GO-2026-5568 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v3 | <= 3.4.7 | — | GHSA-q6r4-3wmg-fwcq |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v3 | all versions | — | GO-2026-5568 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v4 | <= 4.9.5 | — | GHSA-q6r4-3wmg-fwcq |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v4 | all versions | — | GO-2026-5568 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v5 | < 5.7.1 | 5.7.1 | GHSA-q6r4-3wmg-fwcq |
Advisories 10
- SUSE-SU-2026:24378-1 Security update for podman SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 27, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2104 Podman: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 26, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:24233-1 Security update for podman SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 21, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:22089-1 Security update for podman SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 19, 2026
- RHSA-2026:29954 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23205-1 Security update for podman SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 26, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3662-1 Security update for podman SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 21, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3652-1 Security update for podman SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 21, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3536-1 Security update for podman SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 10, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026