CVE-2024-27289VulnerabilityPublished 16 Oct 2024Updated 8 Sep 2026

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.17 security update

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 4.16.17 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity

Medium

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

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 57% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 4.16.17

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Oct 2024
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 2026-10-26.

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 4.16.17.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red Hat	Affected >=4.16.0 <4.16.17 Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 amd64 openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9@sha256:0137df471d6ed463d6253f5e6d76bac79e6c9bda3f1dc4b8e1993ed045f4a072_amd64	Fixed in 4.16.17

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated container images and RPM packages for OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.17 that fix this vulnerability. Upgrades can be performed using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console. Detailed upgrade instructions are available in the official Red Hat documentation. There is no indication that additional mitigations are required beyond applying the official update.

Description

RRed 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 4.16.17. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2024:7947 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.openshift.com/container-platform/4.16/release_notes/ocp-4-16-release-notes.html Security Fix(es): * pgx: SQL Injection via Line Comment Creation (CVE-2024-27289) 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.openshift.com/container-platform/4.16/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html

Impact

The vulnerability allows for SQL Injection via line comment creation in the pgx library used by OpenShift Container Platform. This could potentially allow an attacker to manipulate SQL queries, leading to unauthorized data access or modification. However, Red Hat rates the impact as moderate and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Summary

The Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.17 release contains a security fix for CVE-2024-27289, a SQL Injection vulnerability in the pgx library caused by improper handling of line comment creation. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-89. The update addresses this issue by providing patched container images and RPM packages. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate and recommends all users running OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 to upgrade to the fixed versions. The advisory includes references to official Red Hat errata and release notes for detailed information and upgrade procedures.

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #2OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Architecture and Design · Parameterization
If available, use structured mechanisms that automatically enforce the separation between data and code. These mechanisms may be able to provide the relevant quoting, encoding, and validation automatically, instead of relying on the developer to provide this capability at every point where output is generated.
Architecture and Design · Operation · Environment Hardening
Run your code using the lowest privileges that are required to accomplish the necessary tasks. If possible, create isolated accounts with limited privileges that are only used for a single task. That way, a successful attack will not immediately give the attacker access to the rest of the software or its environment.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Query Parameterization (opens in a new tab)
Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards (opens in a new tab)
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
XML External Entity Prevention (opens in a new tab)
File Upload (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.3.5 (opens in a new tab)
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Command Line Execution through SQL Injection (opens in a new tab)
Object Relational Mapping Injection (opens in a new tab)
SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering (opens in a new tab)
Expanding Control over the Operating System from the Database (opens in a new tab)
SQL Injection (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 4 Aug 2026, 16:07 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-89

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