Description
The openshift-origin-broker in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.0.5, 1.2.7, and earlier does not properly handle authentication requests from the remote-user auth plugin, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and impersonate arbitrary users via the X-Remote-User header in a request to a passthrough trigger.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-broker | 1.15.3.5-1.el6op | RHSA-2014:0423 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user | 1.17.4-1.el6op | RHSA-2014:0423 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 1 | openshift-origin-broker | 1.5.9-1.el6op | RHSA-2014:0422 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 1 | rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-user | 1.8.4-1.el6op | RHSA-2014:0422 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2014:0423 Red Hat Security Advisory: openshift-origin-broker security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2014:0422 Red Hat Security Advisory: openshift-origin-broker security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
References
- RHSA-2014:0422 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090120
- RHSA-2014:0423 vendor-advisory