SB2025071801 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 61 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22868)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the jws package does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling malformed tokens. A remote attacker can pass a malformed JWT token to the application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Protection mechanism failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32462)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures when running sudo with -h (--host) option. If the current configuration provides access to users based on the host they are allowed to execute commands, a local user can bypass such a restriction by providing the hostname via the "-h" option they are allowed to execute commands. The vulnerability affects systems that use a common sudoers file that is distributed to multiple machines or when LDAP-based sudoers (including SSSD) is used. 

3) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22871)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests when handling chunked data in net/http. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.

4) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12900)

5) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11023)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when passing <option> elements to jQuery’s DOM manipulation methods. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

6) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43618)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in mpz/inp_raw.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

7) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48468)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within parse_required_member() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

8) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48554)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the file_copystr() function in funcs.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.

9) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49043)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xmlXIncludeAddNode() function in xinclude.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application or potentially execute arbitrary code.

10) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49846)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the udf_find_entry() function in fs/udf/namei.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

11) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-7104)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the sessionReadRecord() function in ext/session/sqlite3session.c when processing a corrupt changeset. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.

12) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22745)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in "Tss2_RC_SetHandler" and "Tss2_RC_Decode". A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

13) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29491)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing malformed data in a terminfo database file. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

14) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37920)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exist due to software recognizes "e-Tugra" root certificates, which were subject to an investigation prompted by reporting of security issues in their systems. An attacker with ability to generate certificates signed with the  compromised "e-Tugra" root certificate can perform MitM attack.

15) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52477)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized BOS descriptors in drivers/usb/core/hub.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

16) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52565)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the uvc_query_v4l2_menu() function in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

17) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52595)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed() function in drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c, within the rt2x00lib_disable_radio(), rt2x00lib_start() and rt2x00lib_stop() functions in drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

18) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52781)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation within the usb_get_bos_descriptor() function in drivers/usb/core/config.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

19) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52834)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the atl1c_set_mac_addr(), atl1c_init_ring_ptrs(), atl1c_free_ring_resources(), atl1c_rx_checksum() and atl1c_alloc_rx_buffer() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

20) Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2236)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform timing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in libgcrypt's RSA implementation. A remote attacker can initiate a Bleichenbacher-style attack, which can lead to the decryption of RSA ciphertexts.

21) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3596)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in RADIUS Protocol. A remote user can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and gain access to target system.

22) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3651)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the idna.encode() function. A remote attacker can pass an overly long domain name to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

23) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5535)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the SSL_select_next_proto() function when using NPN. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

24) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6345)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing URL in the package_index module of pypa/setuptools. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system via download functions.

25) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11187)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling DNS zones with numerous records in the Additional section. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending multiple queries to he affected server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

26) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11614)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Vhost library checksum offload feature. A malicious guest can forge Virtio descriptors to trigger an out-of-bounds read and crash the hypervisor's vSwitch.

27) Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12085)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information leak when comparing file checksums. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the daemon and read 1 byte of uninitialized memory from stack.

28) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12133)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources processing a large number of SEQUENCE OF or SET OF elements in a certificate. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

29) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12243)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to libtasn1 does not properly control consumption of internal resources when decoding certain DER-encoded certificate data. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

30) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12718)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in the tarfile module. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and modify some file metadata (e.g. last modified) with filter="data" or file permissions (chmod) with filter="tar" of files outside the extraction directory.

31) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23337)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in src/jv.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

32) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24806)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling hostnames longer than 256 characters within the uv_getaddrinfo() function in src/unix/getaddrinfo.c and its windows counterpart src/win/getaddrinfo.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted hostname to the application, which can be resolved to an attacker controlled IP address and initiate unauthorized requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

33) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26717)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the i2c_hid_of_probe() function in drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-of.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

34) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28182)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to reading the unbounded number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

35) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-34397)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization for D-Bus signals. When a GDBus-based client subscribes to signals from a trusted system service such as NetworkManager on a shared computer, other users of the same computer can send spoofed D-Bus signals that the GDBus-based client will wrongly interpret as having been sent by the trusted system service.

36) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35790)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the hpd_show(), dp_altmode_probe(), dp_altmode_remove() and module_typec_altmode_driver() functions in drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/displayport.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

37) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35807)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the EXT4_DESC_PER_BLOCK() function in fs/ext4/resize.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

38) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35924)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the ucsi_read_message_in(), ucsi_read_error(), ucsi_send_command() and ucsi_register() functions in drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

39) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36006)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vchunk_migrate_one() and mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vchunk_migrate_all() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

40) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36940)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the pinctrl_enable() function in drivers/pinctrl/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

41) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37891)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Prox-Authorization header is not stripped during cross-origin redirects when using urllib3's proxy support with ProxyManager. A remote attacker can gain obtain proxy credentials used by the library.

42) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38428)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation of URL when parsing strings with semicolons within the scheme_leading_string() function in url.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted URL to the application and influence its behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.

43) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39471)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the sdma_v4_0_process_trap_irq() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v4_0.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

44) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41092)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the i915_vma_revoke_fence() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

45) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41097)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the cxacru_bind() function in drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

46) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43880)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the objagg_hints_obj_cmp() and objagg_hints_get() functions in lib/objagg.c, within the mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_delta_check() and mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_root_destroy() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

47) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46826)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the fs/binfmt_elf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

48) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50602)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the XML_ResumeParser function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

49) Insecure temporary file (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54661)

The vulnerability allows a local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of a predictable temporary file name in readline.sh. A local user can create a symbolic link from the temporary file to an arbitrary files on the system and overwrite it with the application's output, corrupting the file.

50) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56171)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables() and xmlSchemaBubbleIDCNodeTables() functions in xmlschemas.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML document to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

51) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56614)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the xsk_map_delete_elem() function in net/xdp/xskmap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

52) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4138)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to an insecure link following issue when extracting data from an archive in the tarfile module. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and overwrite arbitrary files outside the destination directory during extraction with filter="data"..

53) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4330)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to an insecure link following issue when extracting data from an archive in the tarfile module. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and overwrite arbitrary files outside the destination directory.

54) Expected behavior violation (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4435)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to change expected behavior. 

The vulnerability exists due to an error when using a TarFile.errorlevel = 0 and extracting with a filter the documented behavior. A remote attacker can force the application to extract files that were meant to be skipped. 

55) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4517)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in the tarfile module when extracting files from an archive with filter="data". A remote attacker can pass specially crafted archive to the application and write files to arbitrary locations on the system outside the extraction directory.

56) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4802)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. A local user can use the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to point to a malicious binary and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability affects statically linked setuid binaries that call dlopen (including internal dlopen calls after setlocale or calls to NSS functions such as getaddrinfo).

57) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6020)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the pam_namespace module when handling user-controlled paths. A local user can use specially crafted symlinks and race conditions to execute arbitrary code as root. 

58) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6032)

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. 

59) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22126)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the __mddev_put(), md_seq_show(), EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(), md_notify_reboot(), md_autostart_arrays() and md_exit() functions in drivers/md/md.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

60) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24928)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the xmlSnprintfElements() function in valid.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

61) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48060)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the jv_string_vfmt() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10781