Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 packages 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 RPM packages for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6. See the following advisory for the container images for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1559 Security Fix(es): * golang-fips/openssl: Memory leaks in code encrypting and decrypting RSA payloads (CVE-2024-1394) * golang-protobuf: encoding/protojson, internal/encoding/json: infinite loop in protojson.Unmarshal when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON (CVE-2024-24786) * jose-go: improper handling of highly compressed data (CVE-2024-28180) 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 fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6, specifically addressing three vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-1394 involves memory leaks in golang-fips/openssl during RSA payload encryption and decryption; CVE-2024-24786 concerns an infinite loop in golang-protobuf's protojson.Unmarshal when processing certain invalid JSON inputs; CVE-2024-28180 relates to improper handling of highly compressed data in jose-go. The update is distributed as RPM packages for OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 and related Red Hat Enterprise Linux components. The vendor rates the update as Important and recommends upgrading to 4.15.6 to apply these fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include memory leaks that could degrade system performance or stability, infinite loops that may cause denial of service during JSON unmarshaling, and improper handling of compressed data that could lead to unexpected behavior or resource exhaustion. These issues affect Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 deployments, potentially impacting the reliability and security of Kubernetes application platform environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 are advised to upgrade to version 4.15.6 using the OpenShift CLI or web console as per Red Hat's documented upgrade procedures. The vendor provides official fixes and recommends applying these updates promptly to mitigate the identified security issues.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 packages 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 RPM packages for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6. See the following advisory for the container images for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1559 Security Fix(es): * golang-fips/openssl: Memory leaks in code encrypting and decrypting RSA payloads (CVE-2024-1394) * golang-protobuf: encoding/protojson, internal/encoding/json: infinite loop in protojson.Unmarshal when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON (CVE-2024-24786) * jose-go: improper handling of highly compressed data (CVE-2024-28180) 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
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6, specifically addressing three vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-1394 involves memory leaks in golang-fips/openssl during RSA payload encryption and decryption; CVE-2024-24786 concerns an infinite loop in golang-protobuf's protojson.Unmarshal when processing certain invalid JSON inputs; CVE-2024-28180 relates to improper handling of highly compressed data in jose-go. The update is distributed as RPM packages for OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 and related Red Hat Enterprise Linux components. The vendor rates the update as Important and recommends upgrading to 4.15.6 to apply these fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include memory leaks that could degrade system performance or stability, infinite loops that may cause denial of service during JSON unmarshaling, and improper handling of compressed data that could lead to unexpected behavior or resource exhaustion. These issues affect Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 deployments, potentially impacting the reliability and security of Kubernetes application platform environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 are advised to upgrade to version 4.15.6 using the OpenShift CLI or web console as per Red Hat's documented upgrade procedures. The vendor provides official fixes and recommends applying these updates promptly to mitigate the identified security issues.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:1563
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-24786","CVE-2024-28180"]
Threat ID: 6a160957e29bf47b5061db97
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:57:59 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:37:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 98
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