Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.5 security update
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4. 17. 5 includes security updates addressing three vulnerabilities in the libexpat library: a negative length parsing vulnerability (CVE-2024-45490) and two integer overflow issues (CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-45492). These vulnerabilities have been rated with moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available as container images and RPM packages, and users are advised to upgrade to these updated versions via the OpenShift CLI or web console. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in the official Red Hat documentation.
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Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.5 for three libexpat vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-45490 (negative length parsing vulnerability), CVE-2024-45491 (integer overflow or wraparound), and CVE-2024-45492 (integer overflow). These issues affect the libexpat XML parsing library used within OpenShift container images and packages. The update addresses these moderate severity vulnerabilities by providing patched container images and RPM packages. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 are recommended to upgrade to these updated versions to mitigate the identified risks. The advisory includes references to official errata and release notes for further details and upgrade procedures.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities in libexpat could potentially lead to issues related to improper parsing of XML data, such as negative length parsing and integer overflows. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vulnerabilities could affect the stability or security of applications relying on libexpat within OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.5 container images and RPM packages. Users should upgrade to these updated versions as soon as they are available in the appropriate release channels. Upgrades can be performed using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console. Detailed instructions for upgrading clusters are available in the official Red Hat documentation. There are no indications that additional mitigations beyond upgrading are required.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.5 security update
Description
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4. 17. 5 includes security updates addressing three vulnerabilities in the libexpat library: a negative length parsing vulnerability (CVE-2024-45490) and two integer overflow issues (CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-45492). These vulnerabilities have been rated with moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available as container images and RPM packages, and users are advised to upgrade to these updated versions via the OpenShift CLI or web console. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in the official Red Hat documentation.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.5 for three libexpat vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-45490 (negative length parsing vulnerability), CVE-2024-45491 (integer overflow or wraparound), and CVE-2024-45492 (integer overflow). These issues affect the libexpat XML parsing library used within OpenShift container images and packages. The update addresses these moderate severity vulnerabilities by providing patched container images and RPM packages. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 are recommended to upgrade to these updated versions to mitigate the identified risks. The advisory includes references to official errata and release notes for further details and upgrade procedures.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities in libexpat could potentially lead to issues related to improper parsing of XML data, such as negative length parsing and integer overflows. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vulnerabilities could affect the stability or security of applications relying on libexpat within OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.5 container images and RPM packages. Users should upgrade to these updated versions as soon as they are available in the appropriate release channels. Upgrades can be performed using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console. Detailed instructions for upgrading clusters are available in the official Red Hat documentation. There are no indications that additional mitigations beyond upgrading are required.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9610
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-45491","CVE-2024-45492"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e97e29bf47b500862da
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:51 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:23:13 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:03:11 AM
Views: 2
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