CVE-2026-39822 Affecting podman-docker package, versions <6:5.8.2-5.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-PODMANDOCKER-17977127
  • published15 Jul 2026
  • disclosed9 Jul 2026

Introduced: 9 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-39822  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 podman-docker to version 6:5.8.2-5.el9_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:38878.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream podman-docker package and not the podman-docker package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

On Unix systems, opening a file in an os.Root improperly follows symlinks to locations outside of the Root when the final path component of the a path is a symbolic link and the path ends in /. For example, 'root.Open("symlink/")' will open "symlink" even when "symlink" is a symbolic link pointing outside of the root.

CVSS Base Scores

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