Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.22 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 4.17.22. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3061 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/4.17/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Use-After-Free in libxml2 (CVE-2024-56171) * go-jose: Go JOSE's Parsing Vulnerable to Denial of Service (CVE-2025-27144) 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 4.17 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/4.17/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.22, specifically addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-56171, a Use-After-Free vulnerability in libxml2, and CVE-2025-27144, a denial of service vulnerability in Go JOSE's parsing. These vulnerabilities could potentially be exploited to cause application instability or denial of service conditions. The update includes container image and RPM package fixes. Red Hat recommends all OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 users upgrade to 4.17.22 to apply these fixes. Detailed upgrade instructions and image digests are provided by Red Hat. The advisory does not include a CVSS score but rates the impact as important.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update include a Use-After-Free in libxml2, which can lead to memory corruption, and a denial of service vulnerability in Go JOSE's parsing. These issues could cause application crashes or denial of service conditions within the OpenShift Container Platform environment. No active exploitation in the wild has been reported. The overall security impact is rated as important by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.22 containing fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to version 4.17.22 using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console when the updated packages and container images become available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are available at Red Hat's official documentation. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerabilities.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.22 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 4.17.22. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3061 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/4.17/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Use-After-Free in libxml2 (CVE-2024-56171) * go-jose: Go JOSE's Parsing Vulnerable to Denial of Service (CVE-2025-27144) 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 4.17 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/4.17/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.22, specifically addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-56171, a Use-After-Free vulnerability in libxml2, and CVE-2025-27144, a denial of service vulnerability in Go JOSE's parsing. These vulnerabilities could potentially be exploited to cause application instability or denial of service conditions. The update includes container image and RPM package fixes. Red Hat recommends all OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 users upgrade to 4.17.22 to apply these fixes. Detailed upgrade instructions and image digests are provided by Red Hat. The advisory does not include a CVSS score but rates the impact as important.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update include a Use-After-Free in libxml2, which can lead to memory corruption, and a denial of service vulnerability in Go JOSE's parsing. These issues could cause application crashes or denial of service conditions within the OpenShift Container Platform environment. No active exploitation in the wild has been reported. The overall security impact is rated as important by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.22 containing fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to version 4.17.22 using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console when the updated packages and container images become available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are available at Red Hat's official documentation. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the vulnerabilities.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:3059
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-27144"]
Threat ID: 6a16098ae29bf47b50653c7a
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 18:20:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 146
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