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RHCOS 4 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.7.45 (RHSA-2022:0870)
high Nessus Plugin ID 312423
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat CoreOS host is missing one or more security updates for OpenShift Container Platform 4.7.45.Description
The remote Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:0870 advisory.- cri-o: pod with access to 'hostIPC' and 'hostNetwork' kernel namespace allows sysctl from the list of safe sysctls to be applied to the host (CVE-2022-0532)
- CRI-O: Arbitrary code execution in cri-o via abusing kernel.core_pattern kernel parameter (CVE-2022-0811)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHCOS OpenShift Container Platform 4.7.45 packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:0870.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2059475
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064013
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 312423
File Name: rhcos-RHSA-2022-0870.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/6/2026
Updated: 5/6/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0811
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cri-o, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8:coreos, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7:coreos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-0532, CVE-2022-0811