Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.38 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 4.18.38. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:8422 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/4.18/html/release_notes/
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.38 is a security and bug fix update that addresses several vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-61728 and CVE-2025-61732, among others. The update includes container image fixes and enhancements for the platform, which is used for Kubernetes application deployment in private or on-premise cloud environments. The advisory does not provide a CVSS score but rates the update as having an Important security impact. The vendor provides updated container images and RPM packages, with instructions for upgrading clusters to apply the fixes. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities addressed in this update affect Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 and could potentially impact the security and stability of Kubernetes application deployments on-premise or in private clouds. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security, indicating a significant security impact, though no active exploitation has been observed. The issues fixed include bugs causing crashes and improper error handling, which could affect cluster reliability and security posture.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages as part of OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.38 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade their clusters using the official upgrade procedures documented by Red Hat to fully apply this asynchronous errata update. The vendor manages remediation through these official updates; no additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.38 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 4.18.38. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:8422 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/4.18/html/release_notes/
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.38 is a security and bug fix update that addresses several vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-61728 and CVE-2025-61732, among others. The update includes container image fixes and enhancements for the platform, which is used for Kubernetes application deployment in private or on-premise cloud environments. The advisory does not provide a CVSS score but rates the update as having an Important security impact. The vendor provides updated container images and RPM packages, with instructions for upgrading clusters to apply the fixes. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities addressed in this update affect Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 and could potentially impact the security and stability of Kubernetes application deployments on-premise or in private clouds. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security, indicating a significant security impact, though no active exploitation has been observed. The issues fixed include bugs causing crashes and improper error handling, which could affect cluster reliability and security posture.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages as part of OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.38 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade their clusters using the official upgrade procedures documented by Red Hat to fully apply this asynchronous errata update. The vendor manages remediation through these official updates; no additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the 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-2026:8448
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-61732"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a160976e29bf47b50640c22
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:30 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 10:10:56 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:54:38 UTC
Views: 66
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