Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.56 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 4.14.56. There are no RPM packages for this release. 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/4.14/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * golang-jwt/jwt: jwt-go allows excessive memory allocation during header parsing (CVE-2025-30204) * github.com/golang/glog: Vulnerability when creating log files in github.com/golang/glog (CVE-2024-45339) 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 4.14 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/4.14/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-45339 is a vulnerability in the golang 'glog' logging library used within Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. It allows an attacker with local access and low privileges to overwrite sensitive files by planting symbolic links in writable directories, exploiting the predictable log file paths. This improper link resolution before file access (CWE-59) can lead to confidentiality and integrity breaches. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.56 contains updated container images that fix this vulnerability. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS base score of 7.1 by Red Hat, indicating high severity. No mitigation other than upgrading is currently recommended by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges may overwrite sensitive files by exploiting symbolic link vulnerabilities in the logging mechanism. This can lead to unauthorized modification of files, potentially bypassing security mechanisms and compromising system integrity and confidentiality. The vulnerability does not impact availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images in OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.56 that address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 4.14.56 or later using the OpenShift CLI or web console as per Red Hat's upgrade instructions. No other effective mitigations meeting Red Hat's criteria are currently available. Monitoring for updates and applying the official fix is the recommended course of action.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.56 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 4.14.56. There are no RPM packages for this release. 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/4.14/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * golang-jwt/jwt: jwt-go allows excessive memory allocation during header parsing (CVE-2025-30204) * github.com/golang/glog: Vulnerability when creating log files in github.com/golang/glog (CVE-2024-45339) 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 4.14 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/4.14/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-45339 is a vulnerability in the golang 'glog' logging library used within Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. It allows an attacker with local access and low privileges to overwrite sensitive files by planting symbolic links in writable directories, exploiting the predictable log file paths. This improper link resolution before file access (CWE-59) can lead to confidentiality and integrity breaches. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.56 contains updated container images that fix this vulnerability. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS base score of 7.1 by Red Hat, indicating high severity. No mitigation other than upgrading is currently recommended by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges may overwrite sensitive files by exploiting symbolic link vulnerabilities in the logging mechanism. This can lead to unauthorized modification of files, potentially bypassing security mechanisms and compromising system integrity and confidentiality. The vulnerability does not impact availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images in OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.56 that address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 4.14.56 or later using the OpenShift CLI or web console as per Red Hat's upgrade instructions. No other effective mitigations meeting Red Hat's criteria are currently available. Monitoring for updates and applying the official fix is the recommended course of action.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:14855
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-30204"]
Threat ID: 6a160975e29bf47b5064010c
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:29 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:27:26 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 22:04:10 UTC
Views: 87
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