SB2025080708 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
Published: August 7, 2025 Updated: September 17, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 32 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45339)
The vulnerability allows a local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure link following when writing log files. A local user can point a symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with the log data.
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) 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.
4) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47185)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the flush_to_ldisc() function in drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52835)
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 rb_alloc_aux() function in kernel/events/ring_buffer.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26660)
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 dcn301_stream_encoder_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn301/dcn301_resource.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
7) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27025)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the nbd_genl_status() function in drivers/block/nbd.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
8) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41039)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the cs_dsp_adsp1_parse_sizes(), cs_dsp_adsp2_parse_sizes(), cs_dsp_load() and cs_dsp_buf_free() functions in drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
9) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41065)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the alloc_dispatch_log_kmem_cache() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
10) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42226)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the handle_tx_event() function in drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
11) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50074)
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 do_active_device(), do_autoprobe(), do_hardware_base_addr(), do_hardware_irq(), do_hardware_dma() and do_hardware_modes() functions in drivers/parport/procfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
12) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50082)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the rq_qos_wake_function() function in block/blk-rq-qos.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
13) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52533)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error in gio/gsocks4aproxy.c when handling responses from SOCKS4 proxy. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious SOCKS4 proxy server, trigger an off-by-one error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
14) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4373)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the g_string_insert_unichar() function in glib/gstring.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
15) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6021)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the xmlBuildQName() function in tree.c . A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
16) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6965)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing aggregated terms. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application where the number of aggregate terms exceeds the number of columns available, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
17) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21887)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ovl_link_up() function in fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
18) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21905)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the iwl_parse_tlv_firmware() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
19) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22104)
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 vnic_add_client_data(), send_login(), handle_query_ip_offload_rsp() and handle_login_rsp() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
20) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22113)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ext4_handle_error(), ext4_put_super() and ext4_load_and_init_journal() functions in fs/ext4/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
21) 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.
22) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37803)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the udmabuf_create() function in drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
23) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38087)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the taprio_dev_notifier() function in net/sched/sch_taprio.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
24) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38089)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the svc_process_common() function in net/sunrpc/svc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
25) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40909)
The vulnerability allows a local user to tamper with application's behavior.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition if a directory handle is open at thread creation. A local user can exploit the race and force the application to load code or access files from unexpected location.
26) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-47268)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow within the ping command when handling ICMP Echo Reply packets. A remote attacker can trick the victim to ping a malicious server, trigger an integer overflow and crash the application.
27) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-47273)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in package_index.py. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a specially crafted script and overwrite arbitrary files on the system, leading to code execution.
28) CRLF injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48384)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of attacker-supplied data when reading config values. A remote user can pass specially crafted config lines to the application containing CR-LF characters and execute arbitrary code on the system after checkout.
29) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48385)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected client.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of bundle-uri parameter when cloning a repository. A remote attacker can trick the victim into cloning a specially crafted repository, perform a protocol injection attack and write code to arbitrary locations on the system, leading to remote code execution.
30) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49133)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the CryptHmacSign() function. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error by sending malicious commands to a TPM 2.0/vTPM (swtpm) whose firmware is based on an affected TCG reference implementation and make vTPM (swtpm) unavailable to a VM.
31) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49794)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xmlSchematronGetNode() function when processing XPath expressions in Schematron schema elements schematron.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
32) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49796)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the xmlSchematronFormatReport() function when processing sch:name elements in schematron.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and crash the application.
Remediation
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