Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud is affected by a security vulnerability in GNU GRUB2 that could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. (CVE-2020-10713)
CVEID: CVE-2020-10713
Description: GNU GRUB2 could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By injecting a malicious payload, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot protections and execute arbitrary code within GRUB.
Note: This vulnerability is also known as BootHole.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186056> for more information
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud 4.4.0-4.4.13
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud 4.3.0-4.3.28
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud 3.11.0-3.11.247
Updates for Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud cluster worker nodes at versions 3.11, 4.3 or 4.4 are available that fix this vulnerability. Customers must update worker nodes created before the fix was available to address the vulnerability. See updating worker nodes for details on updating worker nodes. To verify your cluster worker nodes have been updated, use the following IBM Cloud CLI command to confirm the currently running versions:
ibmcloud oc workers --cluster <cluster name or ID>
If the versions are at one of the following patch levels or later, the cluster worker nodes have the fix:
Monitor the security notifications on the IBM Cloud Status page to be advised of future security bulletins.
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CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
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ibm cloud kubernetes service | eq | any |