In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.

The remote Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:5260 advisory.

  - kubernetes: Secret leaks in kube-controller-manager when using vSphere Provider (CVE-2020-8563)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere     cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.
    (CVE-2020-8563)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere
    cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.
    (CVE-2020-8563)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 / 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:5260 advisory.

    Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing     Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kubernetes: Secret leaks in kube-controller-manager when using vSphere Provider (CVE-2020-8563)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    This advisory contains the RPM packages for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.8. See the following     advisory for the container images for this release:

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5259

    All OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images     when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the     OpenShift Console or the CLI oc command. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at     https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.6/updating/updating-cluster-between-     minor.html#understanding-upgrade-channels_updating-cluster-between-minor.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
312537	RHCOS 4 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.8 (RHSA-2020:5260)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	medium
250664	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-8563	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
411083	SCA: security update for github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (GHSA-5xfg-wv98-264m)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
411083	SCA: security update for github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (GHSA-5xfg-wv98-264m)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
144200	RHEL 7 / 8 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.8 (RHSA-2020:5260)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	medium

Detections

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CVE-2020-8563

medium

Tenable Plugins

medium

medium

medium

medium

medium