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RHCOS 4 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.38 (RHSA-2026:66375)

🗓️ 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Multiple Go library vulns in RHCOS 4 / OpenShift 4.20.38 include DoS, XSS, and traversal.

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    "CVE-2026-56862"
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities
as referenced in the RHSA-2026:66375 advisory.

  - encoding/asn1: golang: Go encoding/asn1: Denial of Service via excessive recursion in Unmarshal
    (CVE-2026-33818)

  - golang: Go os.Root: Symlink following vulnerability allows directory traversal (CVE-2026-39822)

  - mime: golang: Golang MIME: Denial of Service via maliciously-crafted MIME header (CVE-2026-42504)

  - html/template: golang: Go html/template: Cross-Site Scripting via pathological input (CVE-2026-56858)

  - encoding/xml: golang: Go: Denial of Service via XML decoding recursion depth issue (CVE-2026-56859)

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=2498152");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515815");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-56858");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(59, 79, 770, 776, 1050);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/15");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9:coreos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openshift");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openshift-hyperkube");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openshift-kube-apiserver");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openshift-kube-controller-manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openshift-kube-scheduler");
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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: '4.20')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat CoreOS 4.20', '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':'openshift-hyperkube-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-hyperkube-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-apiserver-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-apiserver-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-apiserver-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-apiserver-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-apiserver-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-apiserver-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-apiserver-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-apiserver-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-controller-manager-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-controller-manager-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-controller-manager-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-controller-manager-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-controller-manager-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-controller-manager-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-controller-manager-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-controller-manager-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-scheduler-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-scheduler-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-scheduler-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-scheduler-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-scheduler-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-scheduler-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-scheduler-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kube-scheduler-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kubelet-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kubelet-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kubelet-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kubelet-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kubelet-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kubelet-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kubelet-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'},
      {'reference':'openshift-kubelet-4.20.0-202609041738.p2.g4012064.assembly.stream.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'openshift-hyperkube'}
    ]
  }
];

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, 'openshift-hyperkube / openshift-kube-apiserver / etc');
}

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15 Sep 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00568
SSVC
6