Red Hat Security Advisory: Fence Agents Remediation 0.4.1 - Security update
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-5651) in the Fence Agents Remediation Operator used by Red Hat OpenShift Workload Availability 1 for RHEL 8 allows remote code execution via command line options in the fence-agent component. Red Hat has released version 0.4.1 of the operator to address this issue. The operator fences unhealthy nodes and evicts workloads as part of remediation. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-5651 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the fence-agent component of the Fence Agents Remediation Operator. This operator is responsible for fencing unhealthy nodes and evicting workloads in Red Hat OpenShift Workload Availability 1 for RHEL 8. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of command line options in the fence-agent, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code remotely. Red Hat released version 0.4.1 of the operator as a security update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on nodes managed by the Fence Agents Remediation Operator. This could lead to compromise of the node and disruption of workload availability. The vulnerability affects Red Hat OpenShift Workload Availability 1 for RHEL 8 x86_64 environments using the vulnerable operator version prior to 0.4.1.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released version 0.4.1 of the Fence Agents Remediation Operator to address this vulnerability. Users should apply this update after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official documentation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Fence Agents Remediation 0.4.1 - Security update
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-5651) in the Fence Agents Remediation Operator used by Red Hat OpenShift Workload Availability 1 for RHEL 8 allows remote code execution via command line options in the fence-agent component. Red Hat has released version 0.4.1 of the operator to address this issue. The operator fences unhealthy nodes and evicts workloads as part of remediation. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-5651 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the fence-agent component of the Fence Agents Remediation Operator. This operator is responsible for fencing unhealthy nodes and evicting workloads in Red Hat OpenShift Workload Availability 1 for RHEL 8. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of command line options in the fence-agent, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code remotely. Red Hat released version 0.4.1 of the operator as a security update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on nodes managed by the Fence Agents Remediation Operator. This could lead to compromise of the node and disruption of workload availability. The vulnerability affects Red Hat OpenShift Workload Availability 1 for RHEL 8 x86_64 environments using the vulnerable operator version prior to 0.4.1.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released version 0.4.1 of the Fence Agents Remediation Operator to address this vulnerability. Users should apply this update after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official documentation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5453
- Cve Count
- 1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abeb3f2a43b0b3b89ed47bb
Added to database: 10/01/2026, 19:26:42 UTC
Last enriched: 10/01/2026, 19:33:27 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 03:18:13 UTC
Views: 8
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