RHSA-2026:54581: Important: OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.34 bug fix and security update
Important: OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.34 bug fix and security update
Other sources
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computingKubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or privatecloud deployments.This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat OpenShift ContainerPlatform 4.20.34. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for thisrelease:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54580 Space precludes documenting all of the container images in this advisory.See the following Release Notes documentation, which will be updatedshortly for this release, for details about these changes:https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshiftcontainerplatform/4.20/html/releasenotes/ Security Fix(es): kernel: Arm Processors: Privilege escalation or information disclosure via writes to higher exception level resources (CVE-2025-10263) samba: Missing access check on reparse point operations (CVE-2026-1933) sssd: sssd: sudo LDAP provider searches entire directory tree for sudoRole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation (CVE-2026-14474) icu: Stack buffer overflow in the SRBRoot::addTag function (CVE-2025-5222) kernel: KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O (CVE-2025-40026) sssd: sssd: GPO cache path traversal via unsanitized gPCFileSysPath allows Kerberos authentication bypass (CVE-2026-14476)For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSSscore, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVEpage(s) listed in the References section.All OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 users are advised to upgrade to theseupdated packages and images when they are available in the appropriaterelease channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc)or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available athttps://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshiftcontainerplatform/4.20/html-single/updatingclusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.
— Red Hat
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
OpenShift Container Platform 4.20to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.20.34Patch RHSA-2026:54580 - Upgrade
Upgrade
OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 release imagesto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.20.34Patch RHSA-2026:54580 - Compensating control
If needed before/while upgrading, use the oc tool to inspect release image metadata for the x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures to verify the correct updated release images are targeted.
- Operational
When upgrading to OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.34, fully apply the asynchronous errata update using the cluster upgrade instructions and ensure the updated release channels are pulled/applied for all node architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64).
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which deployment architectures are covered by this update?
The advisory applies to Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform deployments, including variants for IBM Z and LinuxONE, Power, and ARM 64.
Is any affected behavior enabled by default?
The SSSD issue affects use of the sudo LDAP provider because it searches the entire directory tree for sudoRole objects by default. This behavior can enable privilege escalation.
Where are the RPM packages for this release?
This advisory contains container images. The associated RPM packages are provided through RHSA-2026:54580.