Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.24 security update
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 4.16.24. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2024:10150 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.openshift.com/container-platform/4.16/release_notes/ocp-4-16-release-notes.html Security Fix(es): * Podman: Buildah: cri-o: FIPS Crypto-Policy Directory Mounting Issue in containers/common Go Library (CVE-2024-9341) * Buildah: Podman: Improper Input Validation in bind-propagation Option of Dockerfile RUN --mount Instruction (CVE-2024-9407) * golang-protobuf: encoding/protojson, internal/encoding/json: infinite loop in protojson.Unmarshal when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON (CVE-2024-24786) 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 4.16 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.openshift.com/container-platform/4.16/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.24, including a FIPS Crypto-Policy directory mounting vulnerability (CVE-2024-9341) in the containers/common Go library used by Podman, Buildah, and cri-o. Additionally, it addresses improper input validation in the bind-propagation option of Dockerfile RUN --mount instructions (CVE-2024-9407) and an infinite loop vulnerability in golang-protobuf's protojson.Unmarshal function when processing certain invalid JSON inputs (CVE-2024-24786). The update resolves these issues by providing patched container images and RPM packages. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate and advises users to upgrade to the fixed versions available in the appropriate release channels. Detailed upgrade instructions and image digests are provided by Red Hat. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update could allow improper handling of cryptographic policies, potentially weakening FIPS compliance in container environments (CVE-2024-9341). Improper input validation in Dockerfile RUN --mount instructions (CVE-2024-9407) could lead to unexpected behavior during container builds. The infinite loop in protojson.Unmarshal (CVE-2024-24786) could cause denial of service via stack exhaustion when processing malformed JSON. These issues impact container runtime security and stability but no active exploitation is known. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 are strongly advised to upgrade to version 4.16.24 or later using the OpenShift CLI or web console as per Red Hat's official upgrade documentation. The vendor manages remediation through these updates, and no additional mitigations are specified. Patch status is confirmed with official fixes available.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.24 security update
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 4.16.24. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2024:10150 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.openshift.com/container-platform/4.16/release_notes/ocp-4-16-release-notes.html Security Fix(es): * Podman: Buildah: cri-o: FIPS Crypto-Policy Directory Mounting Issue in containers/common Go Library (CVE-2024-9341) * Buildah: Podman: Improper Input Validation in bind-propagation Option of Dockerfile RUN --mount Instruction (CVE-2024-9407) * golang-protobuf: encoding/protojson, internal/encoding/json: infinite loop in protojson.Unmarshal when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON (CVE-2024-24786) 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 4.16 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.openshift.com/container-platform/4.16/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.24, including a FIPS Crypto-Policy directory mounting vulnerability (CVE-2024-9341) in the containers/common Go library used by Podman, Buildah, and cri-o. Additionally, it addresses improper input validation in the bind-propagation option of Dockerfile RUN --mount instructions (CVE-2024-9407) and an infinite loop vulnerability in golang-protobuf's protojson.Unmarshal function when processing certain invalid JSON inputs (CVE-2024-24786). The update resolves these issues by providing patched container images and RPM packages. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate and advises users to upgrade to the fixed versions available in the appropriate release channels. Detailed upgrade instructions and image digests are provided by Red Hat. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update could allow improper handling of cryptographic policies, potentially weakening FIPS compliance in container environments (CVE-2024-9341). Improper input validation in Dockerfile RUN --mount instructions (CVE-2024-9407) could lead to unexpected behavior during container builds. The infinite loop in protojson.Unmarshal (CVE-2024-24786) could cause denial of service via stack exhaustion when processing malformed JSON. These issues impact container runtime security and stability but no active exploitation is known. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 are strongly advised to upgrade to version 4.16.24 or later using the OpenShift CLI or web console as per Red Hat's official upgrade documentation. The vendor manages remediation through these updates, and no additional mitigations are specified. Patch status is confirmed with official fixes available.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:10147
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-9407","CVE-2024-24786"]
Threat ID: 6a160957e29bf47b5061e460
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:57:59 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:39:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:55 UTC
Views: 79
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