Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.79 bug fix and security update
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4. 12. 79 includes security updates addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-22868, which involves unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in the golang. org/x/oauth2/jws package, and CVE-2025-32462, a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability via the sudo host option. These issues have been rated with an important security impact by Red Hat Product Security. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4. 12 are advised to upgrade to the updated packages and container images available in the appropriate release channels to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.79, specifically addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-22868, which causes unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in the golang.org/x/oauth2/jws package, and CVE-2025-32462, a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the sudo host option. The update includes container images and RPM packages that resolve these issues. Red Hat recommends upgrading OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 clusters using the OpenShift CLI or web console following official upgrade instructions. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but classifies the update as having an important security impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update can lead to resource exhaustion due to unexpected memory consumption during token parsing (CVE-2025-22868) and local privilege escalation via sudo (CVE-2025-32462). These issues could potentially allow an attacker with local access to escalate privileges on affected systems. The overall security impact is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages as part of OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.79 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade their OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 clusters to these updated versions as soon as they become available in the appropriate release channels. Upgrades can be performed using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console following the official upgrade documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.79 bug fix and security update
Description
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4. 12. 79 includes security updates addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-22868, which involves unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in the golang. org/x/oauth2/jws package, and CVE-2025-32462, a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability via the sudo host option. These issues have been rated with an important security impact by Red Hat Product Security. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4. 12 are advised to upgrade to the updated packages and container images available in the appropriate release channels to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.79, specifically addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-22868, which causes unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in the golang.org/x/oauth2/jws package, and CVE-2025-32462, a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the sudo host option. The update includes container images and RPM packages that resolve these issues. Red Hat recommends upgrading OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 clusters using the OpenShift CLI or web console following official upgrade instructions. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but classifies the update as having an important security impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update can lead to resource exhaustion due to unexpected memory consumption during token parsing (CVE-2025-22868) and local privilege escalation via sudo (CVE-2025-32462). These issues could potentially allow an attacker with local access to escalate privileges on affected systems. The overall security impact is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages as part of OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.79 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade their OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 clusters to these updated versions as soon as they become available in the appropriate release channels. Upgrades can be performed using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console following the official upgrade documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the 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-2025:12323
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-32462"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a160976e29bf47b5064093d
Added to database: 5/26/2026, 8:58:30 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 11:49:26 PM
Last updated: 5/27/2026, 4:58:20 AM
Views: 2
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