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RHCOS 3 : OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 (RHSA-2020:2992)

🗓️ 06 May 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHCOS 3 OpenShift 3.11 vulnerable to CVEs in cri-o conmon, minimist, Kubernetes, martian packets, and GPGME.

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  - cri-o: infra container reparented to systemd following OOM Killer killing it's conmon (CVE-2019-14891)

  - nodejs-minimist: prototype pollution allows adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a
    constructor or __proto__ payload (CVE-2020-7598)

  - kubernetes: Use of unbounded 'client' label in apiserver_request_total allows for memory exhaustion
    (CVE-2020-8552)

  - kubernetes: node localhost services reachable via martian packets (CVE-2020-8558)

  - proglottis/gpgme: Use-after-free in GPGME bindings during container image pull (CVE-2020-8945)

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include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat CoreOS');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '3.11')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat CoreOS 3.11', 'Red Hat CoreOS ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat CoreOS', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '3',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-clients-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-clients-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-docker-excluder-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-excluder-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-hyperkube-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-hyperkube-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-hypershift-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-hypershift-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-master-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-master-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-node-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-node-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-pod-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-pod-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-sdn-ovs-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-sdn-ovs-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-template-service-broker-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-template-service-broker-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-tests-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-tests-3.11.248-1.git.0.92ee8ac.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-8552', 'CVE-2020-8558', 'CVE-2020-8945']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-web-console-3.11.248-1.git.1.cc96c2d.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-7598', 'CVE-2020-10715']},
      {'reference':'atomic-openshift-web-console-3.11.248-1.git.1.cc96c2d.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2020-7598', 'CVE-2020-10715']},
      {'reference':'cri-o-1.11.16-0.10.dev.rhaos3.11.git1eee681.el7', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2019-14891']},
      {'reference':'cri-o-1.11.16-0.10.dev.rhaos3.11.git1eee681.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-ansible', 'cves':['CVE-2019-14891']}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'atomic-openshift / atomic-openshift-clients / etc');
}

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06 May 2026 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 3.15.4 - 8.8
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 35
EPSS0.20149
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