coreos-installer is using incorrect signature verification. A specially crafted gzip installation image can bypass the image signature verification and as a consequence can lead to the installation of unsigned content. An attacker able to modify the original installation image can write arbitrary data, and achieve full access to the node being installed.
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3930
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2011862
github.com/coreos/coreos-installer/pull/659/commits/ad243c6f0eff2835b2da56ca5f7f33af76253c89
github.com/coreos/coreos-installer/security/advisories/GHSA-3r3g-g73x-g593