CVE-2024-45339VulnerabilityPublished 4 Sep 2025Updated 25 Oct 2026

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.23 bug fix and security update

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

Mentioned vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-22869

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 4.18.23 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 4.18.23

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Sep 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 4.18.23.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red Hat	Affected >=4.18.0 <4.18.23 Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 amd64 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cluster-autoscaler-rhel9@sha256:f287e5a040727dc302ecc2d748d4a3d67edb251986ad6308c1c5b299a2824ade_amd64 ppc64le registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-csi-node-driver-registrar-rhel9@sha256:01b73cd5f5f06817a018fdc04b408ab945b0877b8ffcfd984ce251b4aac359e3_ppc64le	Fixed in 4.18.23

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.23 with updated container images and RPM packages that fix this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 4.18.23 using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console following the official upgrade documentation. No alternative mitigations meeting Red Hat's criteria are currently available. Applying the official update is the recommended and supported 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 4.18.23. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:14816 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/4.18/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/4.18/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.

Impact

An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to overwrite sensitive files by creating symbolic links in writable directories that the logging library uses for log file creation. This can lead to unauthorized modification of files, potentially bypassing security mechanisms and compromising system integrity and confidentiality. The vulnerability does not impact availability. Red Hat rates the severity as important (high), with a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Summary

This advisory covers security fixes in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.23, including CVE-2024-45339, a vulnerability in the golang/glog logging library. The flaw allows an attacker with local access to exploit predictable log file paths and plant symbolic links in writable directories to overwrite sensitive files. This improper link resolution (CWE-59) can lead to confidentiality and integrity breaches by modifying files that may be used for security enforcement. Red Hat rates the impact as important and provides updated container images and RPM packages for remediation. Users are advised to upgrade to the fixed version 4.18.23 using official OpenShift upgrade procedures.

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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