`podman image scp` fails with `cannot chdir to /var/roothome: Permission denied`

Issue Description

The choice of current working directory decides whether this command succeeds or not:

podman image scp root@localhost::alpine core@localhost::

current working directory	result
/root	failure
/	success

Podman version used: 5.2.4

Steps to reproduce the issue

sudo -i
cd /root
podman pull docker.io/library/alpine
useradd test

Run command

podman image scp root@localhost::alpine test@localhost::

The command fails and prints the following output

Copying blob 16113d51b718 done   | 
Copying config c157a85ed4 done   | 
Writing manifest to image destination
cannot chdir to /var/roothome: Permission denied
Error: setting up the process
Error: exit status 125

Describe the results you received

The command in step 5 fails.

Describe the results you expected

I expected the command in step 5 to succeed.

A sidenote: The command in step 5 succeeds if I replace step 2 with cd /

podman info output

host:
  arch: arm64
  buildahVersion: 1.37.4
  cgroupControllers:
  - cpuset
  - cpu
  - io
  - memory
  - pids
  - rdma
  - misc
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: conmon-2.1.12-3.fc41.aarch64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: '
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 99.64
    systemPercent: 0.22
    userPercent: 0.14
  cpus: 2
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    distribution: fedora
    variant: coreos
    version: "41"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2043
  hostname: fcos-next5
  idMappings:
    gidmap: null
    uidmap: null
  kernel: 6.11.2-300.fc41.aarch64
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 192159744
  memTotal: 4081143808
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: aardvark-dns-1.12.2-2.fc41.aarch64
      path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.12.2
    package: netavark-1.12.2-1.fc41.aarch64
    path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.12.2
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun-1.17-1.fc41.aarch64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.17
      commit: 000fa0d4eeed8938301f3bcf8206405315bc1017
      rundir: /run/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt-0^20240906.g6b38f07-1.fc41.aarch64
    version: |
      pasta 0^20240906.g6b38f07-1.fc41.aarch64-pasta
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: false
    path: /run/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: false
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: true
  serviceIsRemote: false
  slirp4netns:
    executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
    package: slirp4netns-1.2.2-3.fc41.aarch64
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.2.2
      commit: 0ee2d87523e906518d34a6b423271e4826f71faf
      libslirp: 4.8.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 5
      libseccomp: 2.5.5
  swapFree: 0
  swapTotal: 0
  uptime: 9h 31m 34.00s (Approximately 0.38 days)
  variant: v8
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries:
  search:
  - registry.fedoraproject.org
  - registry.access.redhat.com
  - docker.io
store:
  configFile: /usr/share/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 2
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 2
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions:
    overlay.imagestore: /usr/lib/containers/storage
    overlay.mountopt: nodev,metacopy=on
    overlay.use_composefs: "false"
  graphRoot: /var/lib/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 26238496768
  graphRootUsed: 14285381632
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: xfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "false"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "true"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "true"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 24
  runRoot: /run/containers/storage
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /var/lib/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.2.4
  Built: 1728259200
  BuiltTime: Mon Oct  7 00:00:00 2024
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.23.1
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/arm64
  Version: 5.2.4

Podman in a container

Privileged Or Rootless

Privileged

Upstream Latest Release

Yes

Additional environment details

Fedora CoreOS 41.20241006.1.1

# rpm-ostree status
State: idle
AutomaticUpdatesDriver: Zincati
  DriverState: active; periodically polling for updates (last checked Sat 2024-10-12 02:20:59 UTC)
Deployments:
● fedora:fedora/aarch64/coreos/next
                  Version: 41.20241006.1.1 (2024-10-08T00:00:38Z)
               BaseCommit: 0dae4f8983c2c67147e4e44dcb9e0183ee8d1a301a2047fe30be33937727c7ed
             GPGSignature: Valid signature by 466CF2D8B60BC3057AA9453ED0622462E99D6AD1
      RemovedBasePackages: containerd 1.7.22-2.fc41 moby-engine 27.3.1-1.fc41 runc 2:1.1.12-4.fc41

  fedora:fedora/aarch64/coreos/next
                  Version: 40.20240906.1.0 (2024-09-10T00:50:59Z)
               BaseCommit: 0db203f6e5bdc3ec6ce57e200c84d4506e12e641c681f2212ef77e8019f1381b
             GPGSignature: Valid signature by 115DF9AEF857853EE8445D0A0727707EA15B79CC
      RemovedBasePackages: containerd 1.6.23-5.fc40 moby-engine 24.0.5-4.fc40 runc 2:1.1.12-3.fc40

Additional information

Additional information like issue happens only occasionally or issue happens with a particular architecture or on a particular setting

containers / podman

`podman image scp` fails with `cannot chdir to /var/roothome: Permission denied` #24247