First published: Mon Jan 18 2021(Updated: )
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing<br>Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private<br>cloud deployments.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> golang: math/big: panic during recursive division of very large numbers (CVE-2020-28362)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS<br>score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE<br>page(s) listed in the References section.<br>This advisory contains the RPM packages for Red Hat OpenShift Container<br>Platform 4.6.12. See the following advisory for the container images for<br>this release:<br><a href="https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0037" target="_blank">https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0037</a> All OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 users are advised to upgrade to these<br>updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate<br>release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift Console<br>or the CLI oc command. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available<br>at<br><a href="https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.6/updating/updating-cluster" target="_blank">https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.6/updating/updating-cluster</a> <li>between-minor.html#understanding-upgrade-channels_updating-cluster-between</li> <li>minor.</li>
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The severity of RHSA-2021:0039 is classified as important due to its potential impact on the stability of applications.
To fix RHSA-2021:0039, users should apply the latest security updates provided by Red Hat for the affected components.
RHSA-2021:0039 addresses a vulnerability in golang related to panic during recursive division of very large numbers, tracked as CVE-2020-28362.
RHSA-2021:0039 affects multiple versions of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform that use the vulnerable golang library.
While there are no official workarounds for RHSA-2021:0039, minimizing the use of the vulnerable functions can reduce exposure until an update is applied.