podman Machine Init Command certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in podman. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Machine Init Command Handler. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-6032. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in podman (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Machine Init Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-6032 since 06/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240490 (Fedora 43 : podman (2025-265201ce20)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240490), EUVD (EUVD-2025-19013) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2043). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IBM QRadar SIEM

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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CNA Base Score: 8.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 240490
Nessus Name: Fedora 43 : podman (2025-265201ce20)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/12/2025 🔍
06/24/2025 +12 days 🔍
06/24/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2025 +80 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-6032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313769
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2043 - IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2025 17:35
Updated: 09/12/2025 14:14
Changes: 06/24/2025 17:35 (60), 06/24/2025 18:24 (1), 06/26/2025 19:40 (2), 07/01/2025 10:36 (1), 09/12/2025 14:14 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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