CVE-2024-45339VulnerabilityPublished 27 Aug 2025Updated 25 Oct 2026

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.38 bug fix and security update

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

Mentioned vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-22869

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 4.17.38 soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

Severity

High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 4.17.38

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Red Hat to 4.17.38.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red Hat	Affected >=4.17.0 <4.17.38 Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 amd64 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cluster-autoscaler-rhel9@sha256:a20a93e37dee98f89ffd267720584045f13b9fa7891a78d22e1b322e0765fb81_amd64 arm64 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/frr-rhel9@sha256:98ad204ecd507aeb01165274811fd8cb5c4d2aec04230661cfb4ed326fbb0557_arm64	Fixed in 4.17.38

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.38 with updated container images and RPM packages that fix this vulnerability. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 are strongly advised to upgrade to version 4.17.38 or later using the OpenShift CLI or web console as per Red Hat's upgrade instructions. No effective alternative mitigations meeting Red Hat's criteria are currently available. Applying the official update is the recommended remediation.

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 4.17.38. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:13976 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): * golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: Denial of Service in the Key Exchange of golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (CVE-2025-22869) * 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. 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.

Impact

An attacker with local access and low privileges may exploit this vulnerability to overwrite sensitive files by leveraging symbolic links in writable directories where log files are created. This can compromise confidentiality and integrity by modifying files unexpectedly and potentially bypassing security mechanisms. The vulnerability does not impact availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Summary

This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.38, including CVE-2024-45339, a vulnerability in the github.com/golang/glog logging library. The flaw allows an unprivileged attacker to overwrite sensitive files by exploiting predictable log file paths and planting symbolic links in widely writable directories. This improper link resolution (CWE-59) can lead to unauthorized file modification and potential bypass of security controls. The vulnerability has a Red Hat CVSS v3 score of 7.1 (High) with local attack vector, low complexity, and low privileges required. Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages to address this issue and advises users to upgrade accordingly.

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
Architecture and Design · Separation of Privilege
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Symlink Attack (opens in a new tab)
Using Malicious Files (opens in a new tab)
Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files (opens in a new tab)
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #25
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
Requirements
Clearly specify the minimum and maximum expectations for capabilities, and dictate which behaviors are acceptable when resource allocation reaches limits.
Architecture and Design
Limit the amount of resources that are accessible to unprivileged users. Set per-user limits for resources. Allow the system administrator to define these limits. Be careful to avoid CWE-410.
Architecture and Design
Design throttling mechanisms into the system architecture. The best protection is to limit the amount of resources that an unauthorized user can cause to be expended.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.1 (opens in a new tab)
V11.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
XML Ping of the Death (opens in a new tab)
Exponential Data Expansion (opens in a new tab)
Serialized Data Parameter Blowup (opens in a new tab)
Serialized Data with Nested Payloads (opens in a new tab)
Oversized Serialized Data Payloads (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 14 Aug 2026, 22:27 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-59, CWE-770

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