Red Hat Fixes Podman OCI Archive File Write on RHEL 10
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Red Hat fixes CVE-2025-11395, an arbitrary file write associated with importing an OCI archive. Match installed packages and support entitlements to the errata, apply the supported fixes, validate service operation, and retain evidence.
Confirm Scope And Apply The Supported Remediation
What to do now: Identify Podman builds, image-import workflows, privilege context and the provenance of OCI archives used by administrators and automation. Match product, architecture, package epoch/version/release and support stream to the individual erratum; apply each CVE only where its documented prerequisites hold. Install podman-7:5.8.2-12.el10_2 from the applicable supported Red Hat repository. Verify the installed build and test normal image import, container startup and automation paths; retain archive provenance and update evidence.
Last verified: 2026-11-02 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | Podman on RHEL 10 AppStream and CodeReady Linux Builder |
|---|---|
| Advisory | RHSA-2026:93464 |
| CVE | CVE-2025-11395 |
| Authoritative release date | 2026-11-02T04:14:49Z (latest release in this group; individual release dates below) |
| Authority revision date | 2026-11-02T04:15:13Z (latest authority revision in this group) |
| Affected versions | Advisory-listed packages before the corresponding fixed builds on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10). |
| Fixed version | podman-7:5.8.2-12.el10_2.src |
| CVSS base score | 5.5 (CVSS v3.1; CVE-specific) |
| CVSS severity | Medium |
| Exploitation status | The cited Red Hat advisories do not state that these issues are being maliciously exploited.; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
Authority-Specific Scope And Version Evidence
| RHSA-2026:93464 | Released 2026-11-02T04:14:49Z; revised 2026-11-02T04:15:13Z. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10). Fixed source package families: podman-7:5.8.2-12.el10_2.src. CVSS: 5.5 (CVSS v3.1; CVE-specific); Medium. Vendor rating: Moderate. |
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What Changed
Red Hat fixes CVE-2025-11395, an arbitrary file write associated with importing an OCI archive.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Identify Podman builds, image-import workflows, privilege context and the provenance of OCI archives used by administrators and automation.
- Establish applicability. Match product, architecture, package epoch/version/release and support stream to the individual erratum; apply each CVE only where its documented prerequisites hold.
- Remediate. Install podman-7:5.8.2-12.el10_2 from the applicable supported Red Hat repository.
- Validate. Verify the installed build and test normal image import, container startup and automation paths; retain archive provenance and update evidence.
- Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.
Operational Cautions
Restrict imports to trusted sources while remediation is assessed. Do not treat a Moderate vendor rating as evidence of exploitation. CVSS values are the authority-provided per-CVE scores, not a score for the whole update. Retain the advisory, inventory, approval, package and validation records.
Evidence To Retain
- Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
- UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
- Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.
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Authoritative References
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