RHSA-2026:54599: Important: OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.29 bug fix and security update
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
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
OpenShift Container Platform 4.21to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.21.29Patch RHBA-2026:54598 - 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.
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.
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.