Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 bug fix and 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 4.15.6. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1563 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/4.15/release_notes/ocp-4-15-release-notes.html Security Fix(es): * kubevirt-csi: PersistentVolume allows access to HCP's root node (CVE-2024-1725) * 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 4.15 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/4.15/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers security updates in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6, specifically fixing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-1725 in kubevirt-csi, which permits access to the HyperConverged Platform's root node through PersistentVolume, and CVE-2024-24786 in golang-protobuf's protojson.Unmarshal function, which can enter an infinite loop when processing certain malformed JSON. The update includes container image fixes and is intended for on-premise or private cloud deployments of OpenShift Container Platform 4.15. Users should upgrade to 4.15.6 to apply these security patches.
Potential Impact
The kubevirt-csi vulnerability (CVE-2024-1725) could allow unauthorized access to the root node of the HyperConverged Platform, potentially compromising system integrity. The golang-protobuf vulnerability (CVE-2024-24786) can cause denial of service via an infinite loop during JSON unmarshaling, impacting application stability. Both vulnerabilities are rated with high importance by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 containing fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to version 4.15.6 using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console as soon as the updated packages and images are available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.15/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 bug fix and 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 4.15.6. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1563 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/4.15/release_notes/ocp-4-15-release-notes.html Security Fix(es): * kubevirt-csi: PersistentVolume allows access to HCP's root node (CVE-2024-1725) * 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 4.15 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/4.15/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security updates in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6, specifically fixing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-1725 in kubevirt-csi, which permits access to the HyperConverged Platform's root node through PersistentVolume, and CVE-2024-24786 in golang-protobuf's protojson.Unmarshal function, which can enter an infinite loop when processing certain malformed JSON. The update includes container image fixes and is intended for on-premise or private cloud deployments of OpenShift Container Platform 4.15. Users should upgrade to 4.15.6 to apply these security patches.
Potential Impact
The kubevirt-csi vulnerability (CVE-2024-1725) could allow unauthorized access to the root node of the HyperConverged Platform, potentially compromising system integrity. The golang-protobuf vulnerability (CVE-2024-24786) can cause denial of service via an infinite loop during JSON unmarshaling, impacting application stability. Both vulnerabilities are rated with high importance by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 containing fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to version 4.15.6 using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console as soon as the updated packages and images are available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.15/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:1559
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-24786"]
Threat ID: 6a160957e29bf47b5061dbab
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:57:59 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:37:34 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 63
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