Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.53 packages and security update
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.53 includes a security update addressing a vulnerability in the kube-controller-manager where a malformed Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) v1 manifest can cause the component to crash. This issue is tracked as CVE-2024-0793 and has been rated with a high severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available as RPM packages and container images for OpenShift Container Platform 4.12. Users are advised to upgrade to the updated packages and images through the official release channels to mitigate this issue.
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Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-0793 affects the kube-controller-manager component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.53. A malformed HPA v1 manifest can cause the kube-controller-manager to crash, potentially impacting cluster stability. Red Hat has released updated RPM packages and container images to address this issue. The advisory recommends all OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 users upgrade to these updated packages and images. The advisory does not provide a CVSS score but classifies the impact as important/high severity. The update applies to multiple architectures and RHEL versions supporting OpenShift 4.12.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability causes the kube-controller-manager to crash when processing a malformed HPA v1 manifest. This can lead to disruption of cluster control plane operations related to Horizontal Pod Autoscaling, potentially affecting workload scaling and cluster stability. No information about exploitation in the wild is available. The impact is rated as high severity by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated RPM packages and container images for OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.53 that fix this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to these updated packages and images as soon as they are available in the appropriate release channels. Upgrades can be performed using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console. Detailed upgrade instructions are available in the official Red Hat documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.53 packages and security update
Description
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.53 includes a security update addressing a vulnerability in the kube-controller-manager where a malformed Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) v1 manifest can cause the component to crash. This issue is tracked as CVE-2024-0793 and has been rated with a high severity by Red Hat Product Security. The update is available as RPM packages and container images for OpenShift Container Platform 4.12. Users are advised to upgrade to the updated packages and images through the official release channels to mitigate this issue.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-0793 affects the kube-controller-manager component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.53. A malformed HPA v1 manifest can cause the kube-controller-manager to crash, potentially impacting cluster stability. Red Hat has released updated RPM packages and container images to address this issue. The advisory recommends all OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 users upgrade to these updated packages and images. The advisory does not provide a CVSS score but classifies the impact as important/high severity. The update applies to multiple architectures and RHEL versions supporting OpenShift 4.12.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability causes the kube-controller-manager to crash when processing a malformed HPA v1 manifest. This can lead to disruption of cluster control plane operations related to Horizontal Pod Autoscaling, potentially affecting workload scaling and cluster stability. No information about exploitation in the wild is available. The impact is rated as high severity by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated RPM packages and container images for OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.53 that fix this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to these updated packages and images as soon as they are available in the appropriate release channels. Upgrades can be performed using the OpenShift CLI (oc) or the web console. Detailed upgrade instructions are available in the official Red Hat documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:1267
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a757441bf8831d539d9a2ba
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:59:29 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 06:11:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:01:25 UTC
Views: 43
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