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Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.42 bug fix and security update

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Published: 10/22/2025 (10/22/2025, 05:09:35 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 4.17.42. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/155270 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): * 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 4.17 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

Affected versions
>=4.17.0 <4.17.42Red HatRed Hat OpenShift EnterpriseRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17aarch64rhcos-aarch64-417.94.202510112152-0

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Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/13/2026, 20:15:41 UTC

Technical Analysis

This advisory addresses multiple security vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17, fixed in release 4.17.42. The fixed issues include: a double free vulnerability in libarchive (CVE-2025-5914), unbound cache poisoning (CVE-2025-5994), integer truncation in SQLite (CVE-2025-6965), a podman kube play command flaw that may overwrite host files (CVE-2025-9566), and two libxml vulnerabilities causing denial of service via heap use after free (CVE-2025-49794) and type confusion (CVE-2025-49796). The advisory recommends upgrading to the updated container images and packages available through the appropriate release channels. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities fixed in this update can lead to various impacts including potential denial of service conditions (libxml use after free and type confusion), cache poisoning (unbound), memory corruption (libarchive double free), integer truncation (sqlite), and unauthorized host file overwrites (podman). These issues could affect the stability and security of OpenShift Container Platform deployments if left unpatched. The overall security impact is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 users should upgrade to version 4.17.42, which contains the updated container images and packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Updates are available through the appropriate release channels and can be applied using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Detailed upgrade instructions are available in the official Red Hat documentation. No alternative mitigations are specified; applying the official update is the recommended remediation.

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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-2025:18218
Cve Count
6
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-5994","CVE-2025-6965","CVE-2025-9566","CVE-2025-49794","CVE-2025-49796"]

Threat ID: 6a1f4e87e29bf47b50080e68

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

Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 20:15:41 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:57 UTC

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