Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | rancher | 2.9.0 – < 2.9.3, 2.7.0 – < 2.8.9 | 2.9.3 |
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 12 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241104T154416-5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:0350-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14447-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/rancher/rancher | >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3 | 2.9.3 | GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8v |
| Go | github.com/rancher/rancher | >= 2.7.0, < 2.8.9 | 2.8.9 | GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8v |
| Go | github.com/rancher/rancher | all versions | — | GO-2024-3223 |
Advisories 4
- SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:0350-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14447-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241030T212825-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-3273 Rancher: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 24, 2024