Improper Certificate Validation in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 packages

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU111945

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6032

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to podman machine init command fails to verify the TLS certificate when downloading the VM images from an OCI registry. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack. 

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

podman (Red Hat package): before 4.9.4-14.rhaos4.16.el8

openshift (Red Hat package): before 4.16.0-202506251307.p0.g29b5494.assembly.stream.el8

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: before

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:podman_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:openshift_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9766

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.