Container-Tools:rhel8 Security Update — AlmaLinux 8 (ALSA-2026:38504)
This is a security release for AlmaLinux 8. Update the product on every affected server to the patched release — there is no workaround, and unpatched servers remain exposed until updated.
Fix Commands
EL8+ (AlmaLinux/CloudLinux/Rocky)
sudo dnf updateWhat this means under a SharedLicense license
Your SharedLicense license itself is not affected — this is a change in AlmaLinux 8 software, not in licensing. Update the product through its standard update channel. Licenses keep working through updates; nothing needs re-issuing or re-activating.
The container-tools module contains tools for working with containers, notably podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc.
Security Fix(es):
* net: golang: Go net package: Denial of Service via long CNAME response in LookupCNAME (CVE-2026-33811)
* golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: golang: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: Denial of …
The container-tools module contains tools for working with containers, notably podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc. Security Fix(es): * net: golang: Go net package: Denial of Service via long CNAME response in LookupCNAME (CVE-2026-33811) * golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: golang: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: Denial of Service via crafted SSH certificate (CVE-2026-39835) * podman: Podman: Information disclosure via malicious container image environment variables (CVE-2026-57231) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
References
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