CVE-2025-6032: Podman Improper Certificate Validation; machine missing TLS verification
(updated )
The podman machine init command fails to verify the TLS certificate when downloading the VM images from an OCI registry (which it does by default since 5.0.0) allowing a possible Man In The Middle attack.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10295
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10549
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10550
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10551
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10668
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11363
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11677
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11681
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9726
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9751
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9766
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6032
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372501
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-65gg-3w2w-hr4h
- github.com/containers/podman
- github.com/containers/podman/commit/726b506acc8a00d99f1a3a1357ecf619a1f798c3
- github.com/containers/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-65gg-3w2w-hr4h
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6032
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