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Red Hat Security Advisory: fence-agents security update

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Published: 01/15/2025 (01/15/2025, 15:42:03 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

The fence-agents packages provide a collection of scripts for handling remote power management for cluster devices. They allow failed or unreachable nodes to be forcibly restarted and removed from the cluster. Security Fix(es): * jinja2: Jinja has a sandbox breakout through malicious filenames (CVE-2024-56201) * jinja2: Jinja has a sandbox breakout through indirect reference to format method (CVE-2024-56326) 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.

Affected software

Affected versions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability EUS (v.9.4)Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage EUS (v.9.4)

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AILast updated: 08/11/2026, 20:46:18 UTC

Technical Analysis

The fence-agents packages, used for remote power management in cluster environments on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 EUS, were found to include vulnerable versions of the Jinja2 template engine. Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-56201 and CVE-2024-56326) allow sandbox breakout through malicious filenames and indirect references to the format method, respectively. These flaws could enable an attacker to bypass sandbox restrictions within Jinja2, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution or other impacts within the context of the fence-agents scripts. Red Hat has released updated fence-agents packages to address these issues.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities allow sandbox breakout in Jinja2, which may enable attackers to execute unauthorized code or perform actions outside the intended sandbox environment within the fence-agents scripts. This could affect cluster node management by allowing compromised nodes to interfere with cluster operations. The advisory rates the security impact as Important but does not provide a CVSS score. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated fence-agents packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0338 to remediate the issues. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2025:0338
Cve Count
2
Additional Cves
["CVE-2024-56326"]

Threat ID: 6a1f4e92e29bf47b50085e6f

Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:46 UTC

Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 20:46:18 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

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