Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.48 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 4.15.48. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:3057 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): * kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential out-of-bound accesses for Extigy and Mbox devices (CVE-2024-53197) * libxml2: Use-After-Free in libxml2 (CVE-2024-56171) * libxml2: Stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements of libxml2 (CVE-2025-24928) 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.
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Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.48 for three vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-53197 addresses potential out-of-bound memory accesses in the ALSA usb-audio driver affecting Extigy and Mbox devices; CVE-2024-56171 is a use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2; and CVE-2025-24928 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the xmlSnprintfElements function of libxml2. The update includes container image updates and RPM package fixes. The vendor rates the update as having an important security impact. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 are advised to upgrade to 4.15.48 using the OpenShift CLI or web console following the official upgrade instructions.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include memory safety issues such as out-of-bound accesses, use-after-free, and buffer overflow, which could potentially lead to crashes or code execution if exploited. The advisory does not report known active exploits in the wild. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating significant security risk if left unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.48 containing fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to version 4.15.48 using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console as soon as the update is available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in the official Red Hat documentation. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.48 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 4.15.48. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:3057 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): * kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential out-of-bound accesses for Extigy and Mbox devices (CVE-2024-53197) * libxml2: Use-After-Free in libxml2 (CVE-2024-56171) * libxml2: Stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements of libxml2 (CVE-2025-24928) 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.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.48 for three vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-53197 addresses potential out-of-bound memory accesses in the ALSA usb-audio driver affecting Extigy and Mbox devices; CVE-2024-56171 is a use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2; and CVE-2025-24928 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the xmlSnprintfElements function of libxml2. The update includes container image updates and RPM package fixes. The vendor rates the update as having an important security impact. Users of OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 are advised to upgrade to 4.15.48 using the OpenShift CLI or web console following the official upgrade instructions.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed include memory safety issues such as out-of-bound accesses, use-after-free, and buffer overflow, which could potentially lead to crashes or code execution if exploited. The advisory does not report known active exploits in the wild. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating significant security risk if left unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.48 containing fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to version 4.15.48 using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console as soon as the update is available in their release channel. Detailed upgrade instructions are provided in the official Red Hat documentation. No additional mitigations are specified 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-2025:3055
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-56171","CVE-2025-24928"]
Threat ID: 6a1f4e89e29bf47b50083704
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:37 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 21:57:04 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 333
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