Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.42 bug fix and security update
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4. 17. 42 includes important security fixes addressing multiple vulnerabilities across several components such as libarchive, unbound, sqlite, podman, and libxml. These vulnerabilities include issues like double free, cache poisoning, integer truncation, file overwrite risks, and denial of service conditions. The update is rated as having an Important security impact by Red Hat Product Security. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4. 17 are advised to upgrade to the updated packages and container images via the appropriate release channels using the OpenShift CLI or web console.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.42, which provides bug fixes and security updates for multiple vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-5914 (libarchive double free), CVE-2025-5994 (unbound cache poisoning), CVE-2025-6965 (SQLite integer truncation), CVE-2025-9566 (podman kube play command file overwrite), 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 issues by providing patched container images and RPM packages. The advisory directs users to upgrade their OpenShift clusters using official tools and documentation. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the overall security impact is rated as Important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update could lead to various security impacts including denial of service, cache poisoning, memory corruption (double free and use after free), integer truncation, and potential host file overwrite. These issues could affect the stability, integrity, and security of OpenShift Container Platform deployments. The advisory does not report known exploits in the wild at the time of publication. The overall security impact is assessed as Important by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages for OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.42 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade their OpenShift clusters to this version using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console as soon as the updates are available in their release channels. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in Red Hat's official documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified, so applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.42 bug fix and security update
Description
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4. 17. 42 includes important security fixes addressing multiple vulnerabilities across several components such as libarchive, unbound, sqlite, podman, and libxml. These vulnerabilities include issues like double free, cache poisoning, integer truncation, file overwrite risks, and denial of service conditions. The update is rated as having an Important security impact by Red Hat Product Security. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4. 17 are advised to upgrade to the updated packages and container images via the appropriate release channels using the OpenShift CLI or web console.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.42, which provides bug fixes and security updates for multiple vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-5914 (libarchive double free), CVE-2025-5994 (unbound cache poisoning), CVE-2025-6965 (SQLite integer truncation), CVE-2025-9566 (podman kube play command file overwrite), 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 issues by providing patched container images and RPM packages. The advisory directs users to upgrade their OpenShift clusters using official tools and documentation. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the overall security impact is rated as Important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update could lead to various security impacts including denial of service, cache poisoning, memory corruption (double free and use after free), integer truncation, and potential host file overwrite. These issues could affect the stability, integrity, and security of OpenShift Container Platform deployments. The advisory does not report known exploits in the wild at the time of publication. The overall security impact is assessed as Important by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages for OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.42 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade their OpenShift clusters to this version using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console as soon as the updates are available in their release channels. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in Red Hat's official documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified, so applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
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"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e87e29bf47b50080e68
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:35 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:09:11 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:08:10 AM
Views: 2
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