Podman: arbitrary file write when importing oci archive
A flaw was found in Podman. If an attacker can pass a crafted tar archive to the `podman load` command, they can create files on the host machine with the privileges of the user running Podman.
- Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Hardened Images, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-11395
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:04 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
Podman: arbitrary file write when importing oci archive
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 15 Sept 2026, 22:59 UTC
A flaw was found in Podman. If an attacker can pass a crafted tar archive to the `podman load` command, they can create files on the host machine with the privileges of the user running Podman.
cve:CVE-2025-11395
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Red Hat Hardened Images
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
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Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
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Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
Fixed versions: Not specified
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