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Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.19.17 bug fix and security update

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Published: 10/22/2025 (10/22/2025, 06:20:41 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

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 4.19.17. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/155269 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.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.19/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * libarchive: Double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c (CVE-2025-5914) * unbound: Unbound Cache poisoning (CVE-2025-5994) * sqlite: Integer Truncation in SQLite (CVE-2025-6965) * podman: Podman kube play command may overwrite host files (CVE-2025-9566) * libxml: Heap use after free (UAF) leads to Denial of service (DoS) (CVE-2025-49794) * libxml: Type confusion leads to Denial of service (DoS) (CVE-2025-49796) 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 4.19 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.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.19/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.

Affected software

Affected versions
>=4.19.0 <4.19.17Red HatRed Hat OpenShift EnterpriseRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19aarch64rhcos-aarch64-4.19.9.6.202510140714-0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/13/2026, 20:15:51 UTC

Technical Analysis

This advisory covers security updates in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19.17 that fix six vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-5914 (double free in libarchive), CVE-2025-5994 (cache poisoning in unbound), CVE-2025-6965 (integer truncation in SQLite), CVE-2025-9566 (podman kube play command may overwrite host files), CVE-2025-49794 (heap use after free in libxml causing denial of service), and CVE-2025-49796 (type confusion in libxml causing denial of service). These issues impact container images and RPM packages for OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 and are rated with an overall security impact of Important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory directs users to upgrade to 4.19.17 using the OpenShift CLI or web console to apply these fixes.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities fixed in this update include memory corruption (double free), cache poisoning, integer truncation, potential host file overwrite, and denial of service conditions. These issues could lead to application crashes, data corruption, or unauthorized modification of host files within the OpenShift environment. The overall security impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, indicating significant risk if unpatched.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 users should upgrade to version 4.19.17 or later as soon as the updated packages and container images are available in their release channel. Upgrades can be performed via the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in the official Red Hat documentation. No alternative mitigations are indicated; applying the official update is required to address these vulnerabilities.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2025:18217
Cve Count
6
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-5994","CVE-2025-6965","CVE-2025-9566","CVE-2025-49794","CVE-2025-49796"]
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a1f4e87e29bf47b50080a30

Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:35 UTC

Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 20:15:51 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:42:37 UTC

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