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7.5

buildah: Unprivileged users can escalate their privileges

RHSA-2026:3298
Summary

An update is available to fix a security issue in buildah that could allow an attacker with elevated privileges to gain even more access to the system. This affects users who use buildah on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. To stay secure, update your system with the latest package.

What to do
  • Update redhat buildah to version 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7.
  • Update redhat buildah-debuginfo to version 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7.
  • Update redhat buildah-debugsource to version 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7.
  • Update redhat buildah-tests to version 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7.
  • Update redhat buildah-tests-debuginfo to version 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versionsFix available
redhat buildah <= 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7
redhat buildah-debuginfo <= 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7
redhat buildah-debugsource <= 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7
redhat buildah-tests <= 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7
redhat buildah-tests-debuginfo <= 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7 2:1.41.8-2.el9_7
Original title
Red Hat Security Advisory: buildah security update
osv CVSS3.1 7.5
Published: 25 Feb 2026 · Updated: 7 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026