Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 4.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To mitigate this issue, users should ensure that `podman cp` operations are only performed against trusted Podman system service servers. Copying content from untrusted sources may expose the client to directory traversal vulnerabilities.

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History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Podman: buildah: buildah/copier: directory escape via crafted tar symlinks when used outside buildah by non-root callers
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat container Native Virtualization
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Redhat openshift Devspaces
Redhat quay
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3
cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat container Native Virtualization
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Redhat openshift Devspaces
Redhat quay
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Redhat Ansible Automation Platform Container Native Virtualization Enterprise Linux Hummingbird Openshift Openshift Devspaces Quay
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T17:58:45.967Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T12:47:21.722Z

Link: CVE-2026-79705

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Updated: 2026-09-15T17:28:13.717Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-15T17:17:27.313

Modified: 2026-09-16T19:42:43.623

Link: CVE-2026-79705

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-79705 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-16T02:00:14Z

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