Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.61 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 4.13.61. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/155272 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/4.13/html/release_notes Security Fix(es): None 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 4.13 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/4.13/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-within-minor.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.61, which includes fixes for five CVEs: CVE-2025-5994 (Unbound cache poisoning), CVE-2025-6965 (SQLite integer truncation), CVE-2025-9566 (Podman kube play command may overwrite host files), CVE-2025-49794 (libxml heap use after free leading to denial of service), and CVE-2025-49796 (libxml type confusion leading to denial of service). The update addresses these security issues and several bug fixes and enhancements. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but classifies the update as Important. Users should upgrade to version 4.13.61 from any version >=4.13.0 and <4.13.61 to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include denial of service via heap use after free and type confusion in libxml, integer truncation in SQLite, cache poisoning in Unbound, and potential host file overwrite via Podman. These issues could lead to service disruption, data corruption, or unauthorized modification of host files. The advisory rates the security impact as Important, indicating a high risk to affected systems if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 users should upgrade to version 4.13.61, which contains the fixes for these vulnerabilities. The vendor provides updated container images and RPM packages. Users can check for updates using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console and follow the official upgrade instructions at Red Hat's documentation. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying this update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.61 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 4.13.61. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/155272 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/4.13/html/release_notes Security Fix(es): None 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 4.13 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/4.13/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-within-minor.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.61, which includes fixes for five CVEs: CVE-2025-5994 (Unbound cache poisoning), CVE-2025-6965 (SQLite integer truncation), CVE-2025-9566 (Podman kube play command may overwrite host files), CVE-2025-49794 (libxml heap use after free leading to denial of service), and CVE-2025-49796 (libxml type confusion leading to denial of service). The update addresses these security issues and several bug fixes and enhancements. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but classifies the update as Important. Users should upgrade to version 4.13.61 from any version >=4.13.0 and <4.13.61 to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include denial of service via heap use after free and type confusion in libxml, integer truncation in SQLite, cache poisoning in Unbound, and potential host file overwrite via Podman. These issues could lead to service disruption, data corruption, or unauthorized modification of host files. The advisory rates the security impact as Important, indicating a high risk to affected systems if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 users should upgrade to version 4.13.61, which contains the fixes for these vulnerabilities. The vendor provides updated container images and RPM packages. Users can check for updates using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console and follow the official upgrade instructions at Red Hat's documentation. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying this 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-2025:18240
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-6965","CVE-2025-9566","CVE-2025-49794","CVE-2025-49796"]
Threat ID: 6a1f4e87e29bf47b50080e5e
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:35 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 20:15:23 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:51 UTC
Views: 141
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