Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.16.7 Images
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4. 16. 7 images address multiple vulnerabilities including CVE-2024-24791, a denial of service issue due to improper handling of HTTP 100-continue in net/http, and CVE-2024-45338, involving non-linear parsing of case-insensitive content in golang. org/x/net/html. These vulnerabilities affect various container images within the OpenShift Virtualization platform on RHEL 9. The advisory provides updated images that fix these issues. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Users are advised to apply the update after ensuring all previous errata are applied.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes in OpenShift Virtualization 4.16.7 images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. It addresses two main vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-24791, a denial of service vulnerability caused by improper 100-continue handling in the net/http package used by kubevirt components; and CVE-2024-45338, a parsing vulnerability in golang.org/x/net/html affecting multiple container images such as kubevirt-ssp-operator-rhel9-container and vm-console-proxy-rhel9-container. The update replaces affected container images with patched versions to mitigate these issues.
Potential Impact
The CVE-2024-24791 vulnerability can lead to denial of service conditions in kubevirt components due to improper HTTP request handling. CVE-2024-45338 involves non-linear parsing of HTML content which could potentially cause unexpected behavior in affected components. Both vulnerabilities are rated as high severity by Red Hat. No evidence of active exploitation has been reported. The vulnerabilities affect container images used in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.16 on RHEL 9, impacting virtualization workloads.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Virtualization 4.16.7 images that include fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update to their OpenShift Virtualization deployments after confirming that all previously released errata have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the updated images.
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.16.7 Images
Description
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4. 16. 7 images address multiple vulnerabilities including CVE-2024-24791, a denial of service issue due to improper handling of HTTP 100-continue in net/http, and CVE-2024-45338, involving non-linear parsing of case-insensitive content in golang. org/x/net/html. These vulnerabilities affect various container images within the OpenShift Virtualization platform on RHEL 9. The advisory provides updated images that fix these issues. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Users are advised to apply the update after ensuring all previous errata are applied.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes in OpenShift Virtualization 4.16.7 images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. It addresses two main vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-24791, a denial of service vulnerability caused by improper 100-continue handling in the net/http package used by kubevirt components; and CVE-2024-45338, a parsing vulnerability in golang.org/x/net/html affecting multiple container images such as kubevirt-ssp-operator-rhel9-container and vm-console-proxy-rhel9-container. The update replaces affected container images with patched versions to mitigate these issues.
Potential Impact
The CVE-2024-24791 vulnerability can lead to denial of service conditions in kubevirt components due to improper HTTP request handling. CVE-2024-45338 involves non-linear parsing of HTML content which could potentially cause unexpected behavior in affected components. Both vulnerabilities are rated as high severity by Red Hat. No evidence of active exploitation has been reported. The vulnerabilities affect container images used in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4.16 on RHEL 9, impacting virtualization workloads.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released OpenShift Virtualization 4.16.7 images that include fixes for these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update to their OpenShift Virtualization deployments after confirming that all previously released errata have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the updated images.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:3973
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-45338"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a18be67e29bf47b50387d43
Added to database: 5/28/2026, 10:15:03 PM
Last enriched: 5/28/2026, 10:19:18 PM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 1:15:47 PM
Views: 5
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