QID 770010

Date Published: 2021-06-21

QID 770010: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1.24 Security Update (RHSA-2019:3942)

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments.

Security Fix(es):
A flaw was found in kubectl that leaves http-cache files with read/write permissions for any user. In conjunction with a non-default value for --cache-dir, this could lead to the cache content being placed in a location accessible to other users in the system. (CVE-2019-11244)

Affected Products:
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 for RHEL 8 x86_64
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 for RHEL 7 x86_64

A successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute an arbitrary code on the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 1.9 severity.
  • Solution

    Customers are advised to upgrade to the latest patch level. Please refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2019:3942 to address this issue.

    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2019:3942 Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3942?language=en