Authentication bypass by spoofing in Red Hat atomic-openshift
Priority LOW 25CWE-290Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
A vulnerability exists in the garbage collection mechanism of atomic-openshift. An attacker able spoof the UUID of a valid object from another namespace is able to delete children of those objects. Versions 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 and 4.1 are affected.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0062 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | atomic-openshift | 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- atomic-openshift VendorRed Hat Affected 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.10 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.11 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2020:5634 Released 2021-02-24 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.7.0 packages security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 cri-o-1.20.0-0.rhaos4.7.git8921e00.el7.51, cri-o-1.20.0-0.rhaos4.7.git8921e00.el8.51, cri-tools-1.18.0-3.el7 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5634 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3884
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpgq-qv2c-6787
References
More Red Hat Openshift vulnerabilities
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- TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-06239 Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-04061 runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2016-00709 Multiple unspecified API endpoints in Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 allow… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-3884 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3884 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fpgq-qv2c-6787 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-3884 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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