Red Hat Security Advisory: Network Observability 1.8.1 for OpenShift
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 14:21 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (mitre) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
|---|
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Feb 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Debiandebian/libxml2pkg:deb/debian/libxml2Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Users should monitor Red Hat advisories for updates and consider contacting Red Hat support or their Technical Account Manager for guidance. Applying mitigations outside of official recommendations is not advised due to potential instability or limited effectiveness.
Description
CVE-2024-56171 is a use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 affecting the Network Observability 1.8.1 component for Red Hat OpenShift. The flaw occurs in functions handling XML schema identity constraints, allowing crafted XML documents or schemas to trigger memory corruption. This can lead to unauthorized access or denial-of-service conditions. Red Hat has not yet provided a fix for this issue and currently no mitigations meet their criteria for ease of use and stability.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3867 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56171 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24928 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/observability/network_observability/network-observability-operator-release-notes.html (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_3867.json (opens in a new tab)