RHSA-2026:54599: Important: OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.29 bug fix and security update

Published Aug 18, 2026
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Important: OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.29 bug fix and security update

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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 4.21.29. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for thisrelease:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:54598 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/4.21/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) 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 4.21 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/4.21/html-single/updatingclusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.

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Affected Software

5 affected components
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform=4.21.29
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for ARM 64
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for Power
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for IBM Z and LinuxONE

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.21.29Patch RHBA-2026:54598
  2. Compensating control

    When upgrading to OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.29, fully apply the asynchronous errata update using the upgrade instructions in the OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 documentation; use the oc tool to inspect release image metadata as needed for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64.

Event History

Aug 18, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·11:42 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·11:42 AM
Severity

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What needs to be updated to receive the fixes?

The advisory provides container images for OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.29. It also identifies a separate advisory for the RPM packages associated with this release.

2

Which OpenShift platform variants are included?

The covered software listings include the standard OpenShift Container Platform offering and variants for ARM 64, Power, and IBM Z and LinuxONE.

3

Which deployed components or configurations have explicitly identified exposure conditions?

The SSSD issue specifically concerns the sudo LDAP provider, which searches the entire directory tree for sudoRole objects by default; the advisory states this can enable privilege escalation. Other listed issues involve ARM processor kernel behavior, Samba reparse-point operations, and KVM on x86.

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