Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.12 bug fix and security update
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.12. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:0118 Space precludes documenting all of the container images in this advisory. See the following Release Notes documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for details about these changes: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.17/release_notes/ocp-4-17-release-notes.html Security Fix(es): * runc: file descriptor leak (CVE-2024-21626) * golang.org/x/net/html: Non-linear parsing of case-insensitive content in golang.org/x/net/html (CVE-2024-45338) * GraphQL: Information Disclosure via GraphQL Introspection in OpenShift (CVE-2024-50312) 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. All OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.17/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.12 for on-premise or private cloud Kubernetes deployments. The update addresses three main vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-21626, a file descriptor leak in runc; CVE-2024-45338, a parsing flaw in golang.org/x/net/html; and CVE-2024-50312, an information disclosure via GraphQL introspection. The advisory references updated container images and RPM packages, with upgrade instructions available from Red Hat. The vulnerabilities have been rated with a high severity impact, and the update is classified as important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include a file descriptor leak that could affect resource management (CVE-2024-21626), a parsing issue that may lead to unexpected behavior in HTML processing (CVE-2024-45338), and an information disclosure vulnerability through GraphQL introspection that could expose sensitive data (CVE-2024-50312). The CVSS vector for CVE-2024-21626 indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with local attack vector and low complexity. These issues could potentially compromise system stability and data confidentiality if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.12 with fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to this version using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console as soon as the updated packages and images are available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.17/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html. No alternative mitigations are indicated; applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.12 bug fix and security update
Description
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.12. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:0118 Space precludes documenting all of the container images in this advisory. See the following Release Notes documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for details about these changes: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.17/release_notes/ocp-4-17-release-notes.html Security Fix(es): * runc: file descriptor leak (CVE-2024-21626) * golang.org/x/net/html: Non-linear parsing of case-insensitive content in golang.org/x/net/html (CVE-2024-45338) * GraphQL: Information Disclosure via GraphQL Introspection in OpenShift (CVE-2024-50312) 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. All OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.17/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html
CVSS v3.1
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.12 for on-premise or private cloud Kubernetes deployments. The update addresses three main vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-21626, a file descriptor leak in runc; CVE-2024-45338, a parsing flaw in golang.org/x/net/html; and CVE-2024-50312, an information disclosure via GraphQL introspection. The advisory references updated container images and RPM packages, with upgrade instructions available from Red Hat. The vulnerabilities have been rated with a high severity impact, and the update is classified as important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include a file descriptor leak that could affect resource management (CVE-2024-21626), a parsing issue that may lead to unexpected behavior in HTML processing (CVE-2024-45338), and an information disclosure vulnerability through GraphQL introspection that could expose sensitive data (CVE-2024-50312). The CVSS vector for CVE-2024-21626 indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with local attack vector and low complexity. These issues could potentially compromise system stability and data confidentiality if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.12 with fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to this version using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console as soon as the updated packages and images are available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.17/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html. No alternative mitigations are indicated; applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:0115
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-45338","CVE-2024-50312"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a18be67e29bf47b5038828a
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 22:15:03 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 21:33:41 UTC
Last updated: 07/26/2026, 09:45:42 UTC
Views: 98
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