Red Hat OpenShift 5.0.1 Delivers Security Fixes
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Check OpenShift on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5.0. Upgrade through the supported channel to OpenShift 5.0.1. Verify the completed cluster version and architecture-specific image digest, node readiness, operators and critical workloads; retain upgrade evidence.
Confirm Scope And Apply The Supported Remediation
What to do now: Record cluster version, release channel, architecture, operator health and workload disruption budgets. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5.0 clusters requiring this security update. Red Hat recommends the updated packages and images when available in the appropriate release channel; the advisory does not provide a universal lower affected-version boundary. Update the cluster to OpenShift 5.0.1 using Red Hat’s supported release channel and upgrade procedure. Verify the architecture-specific release digest in RHSA-2026:94537. Verify the completed cluster version and architecture-specific image digest, node readiness, operators and critical workloads; retain upgrade evidence.
Last verified: 2026-11-09 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5.0; OpenShift |
|---|---|
| Advisory | RHSA-2026:94537 |
| CVEs | CVE-2025-31936, CVE-2026-12080, CVE-2026-14456, CVE-2026-18798, CVE-2026-26007, CVE-2026-63072, CVE-2026-63076, CVE-2026-68376, CVE-2026-71226, CVE-2026-77206, CVE-2026-77207, CVE-2026-77214, CVE-2026-80824, CVE-2026-89777, CVE-2026-90003, CVE-2026-94453, CVE-2026-98222, CVE-2026-98320, CVE-2026-98432 |
| Authoritative release date | November 9, 2026 at 14:40:48 UTC, from Red Hat CSAF initial_release_date. |
| Authority revision date | Red Hat records the substantive last-updated version at 2026-11-09T14:40:48+00:00. The CSAF generation timestamp is 2026-11-09T16:41:58+00:00; generation alone is not a material advisory revision. |
| Affected versions | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5.0 clusters requiring this security update. Red Hat recommends the updated packages and images when available in the appropriate release channel; the advisory does not provide a universal lower affected-version boundary. |
| Fixed version | 5.0.1 |
| CVSS base score | 9.8 (highest authority-stated CVSS 3.1 base score) |
| CVSS severity | Critical (CVSS); Critical (Red Hat impact) |
| Exploitation status | Red Hat does not state exploitation in this advisory.; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
Authority CVSS by Vulnerability
| CVE-2025-31936 | CVSS 3.1: 5.7 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| CVE-2026-12080 | CVSS 3.1: 7.3 (High) |
| CVE-2026-14456 | CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) |
| CVE-2026-18798 | CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) |
| CVE-2026-26007 | CVSS 3.1: 7.4 (High) |
| CVE-2026-63072 | CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) |
| CVE-2026-63076 | CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) |
| CVE-2026-68376 | CVSS 3.1: 8.1 (High) |
| CVE-2026-71226 | CVSS 3.1: 7.3 (High) |
| CVE-2026-77206 | CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) |
| CVE-2026-77207 | CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) |
| CVE-2026-77214 | CVSS 3.1: 8.2 (High) |
| CVE-2026-80824 | CVSS 3.1: 7.0 (High) |
| CVE-2026-89777 | CVSS 3.1: 7.8 (High) |
| CVE-2026-90003 | CVSS 3.1: 4.7 (Medium) |
| CVE-2026-94453 | CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) |
| CVE-2026-98222 | CVSS 3.1: 7.8 (High) |
| CVE-2026-98320 | CVSS 3.1: 7.0 (High) |
| CVE-2026-98432 | CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (Critical) |
What Changed
Red Hat released RHSA-2026:94537 for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5.0, addressing 19 kernel, cryptographic, virtualization and network-component vulnerabilities. The supported platform release is 5.0.1.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Record cluster version, release channel, architecture, operator health and workload disruption budgets.
- Establish applicability. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5.0 clusters requiring this security update. Red Hat recommends the updated packages and images when available in the appropriate release channel; the advisory does not provide a universal lower affected-version boundary.
- Remediate. Update the cluster to OpenShift 5.0.1 using Red Hat’s supported release channel and upgrade procedure. Verify the architecture-specific release digest in RHSA-2026:94537.
- Validate. Verify the completed cluster version and architecture-specific image digest, node readiness, operators and critical workloads; retain upgrade evidence.
- Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.
Operational Cautions
Use the supported cluster upgrade path when offered in the appropriate channel. Validate prerequisites and rollback/recovery arrangements; do not update individual managed platform containers independently.
Evidence To Retain
- Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
- UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
- Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.
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Authoritative References
Correction policy: If the authority changes affected versions, fixed versions, severity, exploitation information, mitigations, or required action, TechGeeks will update this notice and its verification date.
Advisory facts are attributed to Red Hat Inc. The linked CSAF content is licensed under CC BY 4.0; TechGeeks operational guidance is summarized for this notice.
