Improper Certificate Validation Affecting podman-tests package, versions <5:5.4.0-12.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-PODMANTESTS-10531965
  • published26 Jun 2025
  • disclosed24 Jun 2025

Introduced: 24 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-6032  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 podman-tests to version 5:5.4.0-12.el9_6 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in Podman. The podman machine init command fails to verify the TLS certificate when downloading the VM images from an OCI registry. This issue results in a Man In The Middle attack.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1