Directory Traversal Affecting podman package, versions <5.8.8-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-PODMAN-20267480
  • published30 Sept 2026
  • disclosed15 Sept 2026

Introduced: 15 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-79705  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 podman to version 5.8.8-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream podman package and not the podman package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the buildah/copier Go package. When used outside of Buildah by a non-root caller, a crafted tar archive containing malicious symlinks can escape the target extraction directory and create files outside the intended destination. Buildah itself uses chroot hardening and is not affected.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1