Description
openshift-ansible before versions 3.9.23, 3.7.46 deploys a misconfigured etcd file that causes the SSL client certificate authentication to be disabled. Quotations around the values of ETCD_CLIENT_CERT_AUTH and ETCD_PEER_CLIENT_CERT_AUTH in etcd.conf result in etcd being configured to allow remote users to connect without any authentication if they can access the etcd server bound to the network on the master nodes. An attacker could use this flaw to read and modify all the data about the Openshift cluster in the etcd datastore, potentially adding another compute node, or bringing down the entire cluster.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | openshift-ansible | openshift-ansible 3.9.23-1, openshift-ansible 3.7.46-1 | — |
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 3 | atomic-openshift +13 | 3.9.31-1.git.0.ef9737b.el7 | RHSA-2018:2013 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-descheduler | 3.9.13-1.git.267.bb59a3f.el7 | RHSA-2018:2013 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-dockerregistry | 3.9.31-1.git.351.1bd46ed.el7 | RHSA-2018:2013 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-node-problem-detector | 3.9.13-1.git.167.5d6b0d4.el7 | RHSA-2018:2013 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-web-console | 3.9.31-1.git.246.bded6a4.el7 | RHSA-2018:2013 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | mysql-apb-role | 1.1.11-1.el7 | RHSA-2018:2013 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | openshift-ansible +4 | 3.9.31-1.git.34.154617d.el7 | RHSA-2018:2013 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | prometheus-node-exporter +1 | 3.9.31-1.git.890.a55de06.el7 | RHSA-2018:2013 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2018:2013 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 1, 2026