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RHCOS 4 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.8.4 (RHSA-2021:2984)

🗓️ 06 May 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHCOS 4 OpenShift 4.8.4 has multiple Go vulnerabilities per RHSA-2021:2984.

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as referenced in the RHSA-2021:2984 advisory.

  - golang: net/http: panic in ReadRequest and ReadResponse when reading a very large header (CVE-2021-31525)

  - golang: net: lookup functions may return invalid host names (CVE-2021-33195)

  - golang: archive/zip: malformed archive may cause panic or memory exhaustion (CVE-2021-33196)

  - golang: net/http/httputil: ReverseProxy forwards connection headers if first one is empty (CVE-2021-33197)

  - golang: math/big.Rat: may cause a panic or an unrecoverable fatal error if passed inputs with very large
    exponents (CVE-2021-33198)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1965503");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1983596");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");

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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: '4.8')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat CoreOS 4.8', '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': '4',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'cri-o-1.21.2-8.rhaos4.8.git8d4264e.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'cri-o-1.21.2-8.rhaos4.8.git8d4264e.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'cri-o-1.21.2-8.rhaos4.8.git8d4264e.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'cri-o-1.21.2-8.rhaos4.8.git8d4264e.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'ignition-2.9.0-7.rhaos4.8.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'ignition-2.9.0-7.rhaos4.8.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'ignition-2.9.0-7.rhaos4.8.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'ignition-validate-2.9.0-7.rhaos4.8.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'ignition-validate-2.9.0-7.rhaos4.8.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'ignition-validate-2.9.0-7.rhaos4.8.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-clients-4.8.0-202107292313.p0.git.1077b05.assembly.stream.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-clients-4.8.0-202107292313.p0.git.1077b05.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-clients-4.8.0-202107292313.p0.git.1077b05.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-clients-4.8.0-202107292313.p0.git.1077b05.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-clients-redistributable-4.8.0-202107292313.p0.git.1077b05.assembly.stream.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-clients-redistributable-4.8.0-202107292313.p0.git.1077b05.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33196', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.8.0-202107300027.p0.git.38b3ecc.assembly.stream.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.8.0-202107300027.p0.git.38b3ecc.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.8.0-202107300027.p0.git.38b3ecc.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.8.0-202107300027.p0.git.38b3ecc.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube', 'cves':['CVE-2021-31525', 'CVE-2021-33195', 'CVE-2021-33197', 'CVE-2021-33198', 'CVE-2021-34558']}
    ]
  }
];

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_HOLE,
      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, 'cri-o / ignition / ignition-validate / openshift-clients / etc');
}

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06 May 2026 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.07032
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