Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.49 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 4.15.49. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:3792 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/4.15/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) * golang-jwt/jwt: jwt-go allows excessive memory allocation during header parsing (CVE-2025-30204) 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 4.15 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/4.15/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.49 for two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-22868, which involves unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in the golang.org/x/oauth2/jws package, and CVE-2025-30204, which involves excessive memory allocation during header parsing in the golang-jwt/jwt package. Both vulnerabilities relate to memory handling inefficiencies that could be exploited to cause resource exhaustion. The update addresses these issues by providing patched container images and RPM packages. The advisory recommends upgrading to version 4.15.49 or later to apply these fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause excessive memory consumption during token and header parsing processes within OpenShift Container Platform, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or degraded performance. The advisory rates the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.15.49. Users should upgrade to this version using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console when the updated packages and container images become available in the appropriate release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat in their official documentation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.49 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 4.15.49. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:3792 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/4.15/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) * golang-jwt/jwt: jwt-go allows excessive memory allocation during header parsing (CVE-2025-30204) 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 4.15 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/4.15/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.49 for two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-22868, which involves unexpected memory consumption during token parsing in the golang.org/x/oauth2/jws package, and CVE-2025-30204, which involves excessive memory allocation during header parsing in the golang-jwt/jwt package. Both vulnerabilities relate to memory handling inefficiencies that could be exploited to cause resource exhaustion. The update addresses these issues by providing patched container images and RPM packages. The advisory recommends upgrading to version 4.15.49 or later to apply these fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause excessive memory consumption during token and header parsing processes within OpenShift Container Platform, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or degraded performance. The advisory rates the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.15.49. Users should upgrade to this version using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console when the updated packages and container images become available in the appropriate release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided by Red Hat in their official documentation. 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-2025:3790
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-30204"]
Threat ID: 6a160973e29bf47b5063bc6c
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:27 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:09:17 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 36
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