Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.97 bug fix and security update
🔗 CVE IDs covered (28)
📋 Description
CVE-2025-11234 — qemu-kvm: VNC WebSocket handshake use-after-free
CVE-2025-54518 — kernel: xen: AMD Zen 2 Processors: Privilege escalation via improper CPU cache isolation
CVE-2026-1933 — samba: Missing access check on reparse point operations
CVE-2026-2340 — samba: vfs_worm does not block directory modification
CVE-2026-3012 — samba: group policy certificate enrollment uses http:// without validation
CVE-2026-3833 — gnutls: GnuTLS: Policy bypass due to case-sensitive nameConstraints comparison
CVE-2026-4408 — samba: Remote Code Execution in SAMR
CVE-2026-4878 — libcap: libcap: Privilege escalation via TOCTOU race condition in cap_set_file()
CVE-2026-5260 — gnutls: gnutls: Information disclosure via heap overread in RSA key exchange
CVE-2026-5450 — glibc: glibc: Heap Buffer Overflow in scanf with %mc format specifier and large width
CVE-2026-14474 — sssd: sssd: sudo LDAP provider searches entire directory tree for sudoRole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation
CVE-2026-14476 — sssd: sssd: GPO cache path traversal via unsanitized gPCFileSysPath allows Kerberos authentication bypass
CVE-2026-28390 — openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service due to NULL pointer dereference in CMS EnvelopedData processing
CVE-2026-29111 — systemd: systemd: Arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service via spurious IPC API call data
CVE-2026-33845 — gnutls: GnuTLS: Denial of Service via DTLS zero-length fragment
CVE-2026-33846 — gnutls: GnuTLS: Denial of Service via heap buffer overflow in DTLS handshake fragment reassembly
CVE-2026-34982 — vim: arbitrary command execution via modeline sandbox bypass
CVE-2026-35177 — vim: zip.vim: Vim zip.vim plugin: Arbitrary file overwrite via path traversal bypass
CVE-2026-41035 — rsync: Rsync: Use-after-free vulnerability in extended attribute handling
CVE-2026-41411 — vim: Vim: Command injection allows arbitrary code execution via malicious tag files
CVE-2026-42009 — gnutls: gnutls: Denial of Service via DTLS packet reordering vulnerability
CVE-2026-42010 — gnutls: gnutls: Authentication Bypass via NUL Character in Username
CVE-2026-42011 — gnutls: gnutls: Security bypass due to incorrect name constraint handling
CVE-2026-42013 — gnutls: gnutls: Certificate validation bypass due to oversized Subject Alternative Name
CVE-2026-43112 — kernel: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
CVE-2026-45447 — openssl: Heap Use-After-Free in OpenSSL PKCS7_verify()
CVE-2026-46483 — vim: command injection when decompressing .tgz archives
CVE-2026-48864 — libsolv: Heap buffer overflow in libsolv repopagestore via unchecked decompression of malicious .solv page data
🎯 Affected products2
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
- rhcos-x86_64-412.86.202608241157-0 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
✅ Remediation
For OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.12/html/release_notes You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64 architecture. The image digest may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha value for the release is as follows: (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:610f344ba2a621c2205f79032b10cf06865ee89d2ad8250e96a8d83b4d49f310 All OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 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/4.12/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-within-minor. Workaround: Administrators can mitigate this issue by ensuring users who access a read only = yes Samba share do not have filesystem-level write permission to the exported files. A server administrator may also monitor and remove unintended "user.SmbReparse" xattr (extended attributes) and the associated FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT "user.DosAttrib" bit metadata if exploitation is suspected. Workaround: Administrators can mitigate this issue by: Setting read-only permissions on protected files at the underlying filesystem level will prevent modifications. Configuring ```worm:grace_period = 0``` (zero or less) in smb.conf will eliminate the writable grace period (will eliminate the window in which the rename can happen), understanding that this may impact workflows requiring multi-step file creation. Workaround: Systems are not affected unless Samba Group Policy processing and certificate auto-enrollment are explicitly enabled. Administrators can reduce exposure by: Avoiding unnecessary use of certificate auto-enrollment. Ensuring your "smb.conf" does not contain a line like ```apply group policies = yes```. If , group policy is not be enabled, the vulnerable code will not run. Intercepting the HTTP request requires some control over the local network or other devices to intercept or redirect traffic. Some network administrators might assess this as a low risk on their networks. Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability. Workaround: Set ldap_sudo_search_base explicitly in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf to restrict the search to the designated sudoers container: [domain/example.com] ldap_sudo_search_base = ou=sudoers,dc=example,dc=com Additionally, restrict LDAP ACLs to prevent non-admin principals from creating sudoRole objects outside the designated sudoers container. Workaround: Set ad_gpo_access_control = disabled in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf to disable GPO fetching entirely. Note that this removes GPO-based login policy enforcement. Workaround: Applications that process Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) EnvelopedData messages should be configured to only accept input from trusted sources. Restricting network access to services that process untrusted CMS data can also reduce exposure to this Denial of Service vulnerability. Workaround: To mitigate this issue, disable the modeline support by adding the following command to the Vim configuration file: ~~~ set nomodeline ~~~ Workaround: Avoid opening untrusted zip archives with Vim. This operational control prevents the necessary user interaction required to trigger the path traversal vulnerability in the `zip.vim` plugin. Workaround: To mitigate this vulnerability, avoid using the -X or --xattrs options with rsync if extended attribute handling is not essential for your operations. Disabling these options prevents the vulnerable code path from being exercised. This may impact functionality that relies on extended attributes. Workaround: Mitigation for this issue involves exercising caution when opening or processing tag files from untrusted sources. Users should avoid loading tag files from unknown or suspicious origins to prevent the execution of arbitrary commands. Workaround: To mitigate this vulnerability, do not decompress untrusted .tgz archives with the Vimuntar command. Use 'tar -x -z -f' directly, instead.
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