Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.81 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 4.12.81. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17669 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/4.12/html/release_notes Security Fix(es): * github.com/golang/glog: Vulnerability when creating log files in github.com/golang/glog (CVE-2024-45339) * golang.org/x/oauth2/jws: Unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in golang.org/x/oauth2/jws (CVE-2025-22868) * golang-jwt/jwt: jwt-go allows excessive memory allocation during header parsing (CVE-2025-30204) 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 4.12 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/4.12/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-within-minor.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-45339 affects the golang/glog logging library used in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. It allows an attacker with low privileges to overwrite sensitive files by exploiting symbolic links in writable directories, leveraging predictable log file paths. This is a form of improper link resolution before file access (CWE-59). The issue can lead to confidentiality and integrity impacts by enabling unauthorized file modification. Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.81 containing updated container images and packages that fix this vulnerability. The update is available via the appropriate release channels, and users should upgrade accordingly.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite sensitive files by planting symbolic links in writable directories. This could compromise confidentiality and integrity of the system by modifying files unexpectedly. The vulnerability does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The impact is rated as high by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.12.81. Users should upgrade to this version using the OpenShift CLI or web console following Red Hat's documented upgrade procedures. No effective mitigations meeting Red Hat's criteria are available other than applying the update. Users should monitor Red Hat advisories for further guidance.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.81 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 4.12.81. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17669 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/4.12/html/release_notes Security Fix(es): * github.com/golang/glog: Vulnerability when creating log files in github.com/golang/glog (CVE-2024-45339) * golang.org/x/oauth2/jws: Unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in golang.org/x/oauth2/jws (CVE-2025-22868) * golang-jwt/jwt: jwt-go allows excessive memory allocation during header parsing (CVE-2025-30204) 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 4.12 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/4.12/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-within-minor.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-45339 affects the golang/glog logging library used in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. It allows an attacker with low privileges to overwrite sensitive files by exploiting symbolic links in writable directories, leveraging predictable log file paths. This is a form of improper link resolution before file access (CWE-59). The issue can lead to confidentiality and integrity impacts by enabling unauthorized file modification. Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.81 containing updated container images and packages that fix this vulnerability. The update is available via the appropriate release channels, and users should upgrade accordingly.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite sensitive files by planting symbolic links in writable directories. This could compromise confidentiality and integrity of the system by modifying files unexpectedly. The vulnerability does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The impact is rated as high by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.12.81. Users should upgrade to this version using the OpenShift CLI or web console following Red Hat's documented upgrade procedures. No effective mitigations meeting Red Hat's criteria are available other than applying the update. Users should monitor Red Hat advisories for further guidance.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:17671
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-22868","CVE-2025-30204"]
Threat ID: 6a160975e29bf47b5063f79e
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:29 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:26:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 72
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