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TI-2018-10497 Aliases CVE-2018-14632GHSA-gxhv-3hwf-wjp9

Out-of-bounds write in Red Hat atomic-openshift

Priority LOW 38CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An out of bound write can occur when patching an Openshift object using the 'oc patch' functionality in OpenShift Container Platform before 3.7. An attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service attack on the Openshift master api service which provides cluster management.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02229 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/evanphx/json-patch (Go): 0.5.2, 3.0.1-0.20180525145409-4c9aadca8f89Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatatomic-openshiftatomic-openshift-3.7—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/evanphx/json-patch (Go)before 0.5.20.5.2Patch availableGHSA-gxhv-3hwf-wjp9
—github.com/evanphx/json-patch (Go)3.0.0 to before 3.0.1-0.20180525145409-4c9aadca8f893.0.1-0.20180525145409-4c9aadca8f89Patch availableGHSA-gxhv-3hwf-wjp9
  • atomic-openshift VendorRed Hat Affected atomic-openshift-3.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/evanphx/json-patch (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.2 Fixed in 0.5.2 Patch available GHSA-gxhv-3hwf-wjp9
  • github.com/evanphx/json-patch (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.1-0.20180525145409-4c9aadca8f89 Fixed in 3.0.1-0.20180525145409-4c9aadca8f89 Patch available GHSA-gxhv-3hwf-wjp9

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:starcounter-jack:json-patch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableStarcounter-Jack
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:starcounter-jack:json-patch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Starcounter-Jack

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-gxhv-3hwf-wjp9 github.com/evanphx/json-patch (Go) Fixed in 0.5.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gxhv-3hwf-wjp9 github.com/evanphx/json-patch (Go) Fixed in 3.0.1-0.20180525145409-4c9aadca8f89 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:2906 Released 2018-11-21 · Red Hat rating Critical
    OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 atomic-openshift-3.7.72-1.git.0.925b9cd.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-3.7.72-1.git.0.925b9cd.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable-3.7.72-1.git.0.925b9cd.el7 +21
  • RHSA-2018:2908 Released 2018-11-20 · Red Hat rating Critical
    OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 atomic-openshift-3.9.51-1.git.0.dc3a40b.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-3.9.51-1.git.0.dc3a40b.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable-3.9.51-1.git.0.dc3a40b.el7 +11
  • RHSA-2018:2709 Released 2018-11-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 atomic-openshift-3.10.66-1.git.0.91d1e89.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-3.10.66-1.git.0.91d1e89.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable-3.10.66-1.git.0.91d1e89.el7 +12
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2018:2654 Released 2018-09-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 atomic-openshift-3.6.173.0.130-1.git.0.8d78a39.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-3.6.173.0.130-1.git.0.8d78a39.el7, atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable-3.6.173.0.130-1.git.0.8d78a39.el7 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10Fixed RHSA-2018:2709
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6Fixed RHSA-2018:2654
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7Fixed RHSA-2018:2906
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9Fixed RHSA-2018:2908
Not affected: 6 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14632
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxhv-3hwf-wjp9

References

Patch 2

Advisory 6

Other 4

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-34021 Linux kernel skb coalescing drops shared-frag marker KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-23989 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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