Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.55 bug fix and security update
Affects Red Hat Product Security Red HatSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.
Data as of 10/25/2026, 09:03:59 UTC
- Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV, no exploitation reported
- EPSS
- 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 76% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released official patches for the affected BIND packages across multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and architectures. Users should apply the updates as described in the Red Hat advisories (RHSA-2026:7915 and RHSA-2026:11371) and follow the instructions in the referenced Red Hat article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Since this is an official fix, applying the vendor-provided updates fully mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond patching.
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 4.18.55. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66385 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.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.18/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * bind: BIND: Denial of Service via maliciously crafted DNSSEC-validated zone (CVE-2026-1519) * samba: group policy certificate enrollment uses http:// without validation (CVE-2026-3012) * bind: BIND 9 server memory exhaustion during GSS-API TKEY negotiation (CVE-2026-3039) * bind: BIND: Denial of Service via specially crafted DNS messages (CVE-2026-5946) * dracut: dracut: Root code execution via DHCP options command injection (CVE-2026-6893) * bind9: bind: Potential wildcard CNAME RPZ policy bypass (CVE-2026-11331) * sqlite: SQLite: Arbitrary code execution via crafted FTS5 full-text search data (CVE-2026-11822) * sqlite: SQLite: Arbitrary code execution and crash via heap-based buffer overflow in FTS5 (CVE-2026-11824) * bind: bind9: DNSSEC Validation Bypass via Out-of-Zone NSEC Next Field (CVE-2026-13321) * dracut: dracut: root code execution via unescaped error message written to sourced emergency hook script in die() (CVE-2026-15816) * sg3_utils: sg3_utils: arbitrary command execution via udev property injection in sg_inq --export (CVE-2026-16313) * golang.org/x/net/idna: golang: net/http: golang.org/x/net/idna: Privilege escalation via incorrect Punycode label processing (CVE-2026-39821) * kernel: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath (CVE-2026-43112) * samba: vfs_worm does not block directory modification (CVE-2026-2340) * gnutls: GnuTLS: Policy bypass due to case-sensitive nameConstraints comparison (CVE-2026-3833) * bind: bind9: Incorrect acceptance of NSEC3 records (CVE-2026-10723) * libarchive: Double-Free Vulnerability in RAR5 Decompression Logic via dangling filtered_buf pointer in init_unpack() (CVE-2026-14164) * systemd: systemd: Arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service via spurious IPC API call data (CVE-2026-29111) 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 4.18 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.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.18/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
Impact
The primary impact is a denial of service condition in BIND DNS server components, which could disrupt DNS resolution services on affected systems. This could affect the availability of services relying on DNS. The advisory rates the security impact as important (high severity). No active exploitation has been reported. Other vulnerabilities mentioned in the broader advisory include heap buffer overflow in glibc and kernel issues, but the focus here is on CVE-2026-1519.
Summary
Red Hat issued a security advisory for OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.69 and related products, including fixes for several vulnerabilities. Notably, CVE-2026-1519 is a denial of service vulnerability in BIND caused by maliciously crafted DNSSEC-validated zones. The advisory includes updated container images and RPM packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions (including 7, 8, and 9) and architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The vendor advisory confirms the availability of patches and provides detailed package updates and instructions for remediation. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Weaknesses
- CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #25
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
- CWE-284Improper Access Control (opens in a new tab)
Pillar weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #19OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
- CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A10:2025: Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions (opens in a new tab)
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state.
- CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessOWASP Top 10 A08:2025: Software or Data Integrity Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #9OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #5
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- CWE-131Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: High
The product does not correctly calculate the size to be used when allocating a buffer, which could lead to a buffer overflow.
- CWE-825Expired Pointer Dereference (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.
- CWE-606Unchecked Input for Loop Condition (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product does not properly check inputs that are used for loop conditions, potentially leading to a denial of service or other consequences because of excessive looping.
- CWE-824Access of Uninitialized Pointer (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.
- CWE-178Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product does not properly account for differences in case sensitivity when accessing or determining the properties of a resource, leading to inconsistent results.
- CWE-1287Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product receives input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually of the expected type.
- CWE-20Improper Input Validation (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #18OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #8
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- CWE-191Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.
- CWE-415Double Free (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessLikelihood of exploit: High
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.
- CWE-93Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs.
- CWE-1289Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product receives an input value that is used as a resource identifier or other type of reference, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is equivalent to a potentially-unsafe value.
- CWE-394Unexpected Status Code or Return Value (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A10:2025: Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions (opens in a new tab)
The product does not properly check when a function or operation returns a value that is legitimate for the function, but is not expected by the product.
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- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
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- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-65081 (opens in a new tab)
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- kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-1519 (opens in a new tab)
- downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.47 (opens in a new tab)
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