diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 08a2120623c..736e715a31f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.31.3
 	k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.31.3
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104163129-6fe5fd82f078
-	kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap v1.2.72
+	kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap v1.2.73
 	kubevirt.io/api v1.4.0
 	kubevirt.io/client-go v1.4.0
 	kubevirt.io/kubevirt v1.4.0
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kube-scheduler v0.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kubelet v0.31.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/mount-utils v0.0.0 // indirect
-	kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/psx v1.2.72 // indirect
+	kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/psx v1.2.73 // indirect
 	kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.58.1 // indirect
 	kubevirt.io/controller-lifecycle-operator-sdk/api v0.0.0-20220329064328-f3cc58c6ed90 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5dc8211a049..db5de02a2bf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1150,10 +1150,10 @@ k8s.io/sample-apiserver v0.31.3/go.mod h1:cO211gdFN9unB7R4pEMKYiXNWFu7iX5GVJgUcS
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104163129-6fe5fd82f078 h1:jGnCPejIetjiy2gqaJ5V0NLwTpF4wbQ6cZIItJCSHno=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104163129-6fe5fd82f078/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap v1.2.72 h1:SqLZbTqwcNxctcdM5yb6OcO3lFJNtRgDJoFeca+5hP0=
-kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap v1.2.72/go.mod h1:DqOj+O+b5nV0YW49IVU6WlhVw0oHpC1LmerDRHvcbjE=
-kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/psx v1.2.72 h1:Lnu8woGlvNdwCbBa5urxGO+L5gp647lIZMg0vP+upuU=
-kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/psx v1.2.72/go.mod h1:+l6Ee2F59XiJ2I6WR5ObpC1utCQJZ/VLsEbQCD8RG24=
+kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap v1.2.73 h1:Th2b8jljYqkyZKS3aD3N9VpYsQpHuXLgea+SZUIfODA=
+kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap v1.2.73/go.mod h1:hbeKwKcboEsxARYmcy/AdPVN11wmT/Wnpgv4k4ftyqY=
+kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/psx v1.2.73 h1:SEAEUiPVylTD4vqqi+vtGkSnXeP2FcRO3FoZB1MklMw=
+kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/psx v1.2.73/go.mod h1:+l6Ee2F59XiJ2I6WR5ObpC1utCQJZ/VLsEbQCD8RG24=
 kubevirt.io/api v1.4.0 h1:dDLyQLSp9obzsDrv3cyL1olIc/66IWVaGiR3gfPfgT0=
 kubevirt.io/api v1.4.0/go.mod h1:qcnumjJeOCo+qdYXf0OjpHGMhad0SAn4i0h6IAP+6Eg=
 kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api v1.58.1 h1:Zbf0pCvxb4fBvtMR6uI2OIJZ4UfwFxripzOLMO4HPbI=