Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.44 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 4.16.44. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10782 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/4.16/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * golang.org/x/oauth2/jws: Unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in golang.org/x/oauth2/jws (CVE-2025-22868) * sudo: LPE via host option (CVE-2025-32462) * net/http: Request smuggling due to acceptance of invalid chunked data in net/http (CVE-2025-22871) 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 4.16 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/4.16/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
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Technical Summary
This advisory covers Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.44, which contains security fixes for three vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-22868 in golang.org/x/oauth2/jws causing unexpected memory consumption during token parsing; CVE-2025-32462, a local privilege escalation via the sudo host option; and CVE-2025-22871, an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in net/http due to acceptance of invalid chunked data. The update addresses these issues by providing patched container images and RPM packages. Red Hat rates the security impact as Important and recommends all users running versions >=4.16.0 and <4.16.44 to upgrade promptly. The advisory includes references to official Red Hat documentation for upgrade procedures and release notes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update could lead to resource exhaustion (memory consumption), local privilege escalation, and HTTP request smuggling attacks if exploited. These issues could compromise the security and stability of OpenShift Container Platform deployments prior to version 4.16.44. The severity is assessed as high by Red Hat Product Security, indicating significant risk if left unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.16.44. Users should upgrade to this version using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console as soon as the updated packages and images are available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat at https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.16/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying this update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.44 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 4.16.44. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10782 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/4.16/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * golang.org/x/oauth2/jws: Unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in golang.org/x/oauth2/jws (CVE-2025-22868) * sudo: LPE via host option (CVE-2025-32462) * net/http: Request smuggling due to acceptance of invalid chunked data in net/http (CVE-2025-22871) 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 4.16 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/4.16/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.44, which contains security fixes for three vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-22868 in golang.org/x/oauth2/jws causing unexpected memory consumption during token parsing; CVE-2025-32462, a local privilege escalation via the sudo host option; and CVE-2025-22871, an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in net/http due to acceptance of invalid chunked data. The update addresses these issues by providing patched container images and RPM packages. Red Hat rates the security impact as Important and recommends all users running versions >=4.16.0 and <4.16.44 to upgrade promptly. The advisory includes references to official Red Hat documentation for upgrade procedures and release notes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update could lead to resource exhaustion (memory consumption), local privilege escalation, and HTTP request smuggling attacks if exploited. These issues could compromise the security and stability of OpenShift Container Platform deployments prior to version 4.16.44. The severity is assessed as high by Red Hat Product Security, indicating significant risk if left unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.16.44. Users should upgrade to this version using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console as soon as the updated packages and images are available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat at https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.16/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying this 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-2025:10781
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-22871","CVE-2025-32462"]
Threat ID: 6a160976e29bf47b506409f4
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:30 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:29:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 77
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