RHSA-2026:95408: Critical: OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.42 bug fix and security update
Critical: OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.42 bug fix and security update
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments.This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21.42. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:95407 Space precludes documenting all of the container images in this advisory. See the following Release Notes documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for details about these changes:https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshiftcontainerplatform/4.21/html/releasenotes/ Security Fix(es): kernel: ipv4: free inetopt and ireqopt after an RCU grace period (CVE-2026-98432) brotli: Out-of-Bounds Write in Google Brotli Decoder (CVE-2026-111497) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.All OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 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/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
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platformto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.21.42Patch RHBA-2026:95407
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which OpenShift deployments are covered by this update?
The advisory covers Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 on standard platforms, Power, IBM Z and LinuxONE, and ARM 64.
What should administrators do to remediate the reported security issues?
All OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 users are advised to upgrade to the updated packages and container images provided by this release.
Where are the RPM packages for this release available?
This advisory provides the container images. The corresponding RPM packages are provided in RHBA-2026:95407.