CVE-2023-3089 Ocp & fips mode
Attackers may bypass FIPS compliance requirements in OpenShift when FIPS mode is enabled due to non-validated cryptographic modules.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-3089?
CVE-2023-3089 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 5 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A compliance problem was found in the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. Red Hat discovered that, when FIPS mode was enabled, not all of the cryptographic modules in use were FIPS-validated.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3089?
It affects 5 products.
Linux distribution packages (7)
openshift Red Hat:openshift:4.12::el8 | All versions | 0:4.12.0-202306251254.p0.gc43ddea.assembly.stream.el8 |
openshift-ansible Red Hat:openshift:4.12::el8 | All versions | 0:4.12.0-202306230041.p0.g74dc7b3.assembly.stream.el8 |
openshift-ansible-test Red Hat:openshift:4.12::el8 | All versions | 0:4.12.0-202306230041.p0.g74dc7b3.assembly.stream.el8 |
openshift-hyperkube Red Hat:openshift:4.12::el8 | All versions | 0:4.12.0-202306251254.p0.gc43ddea.assembly.stream.el8 |
openshift Red Hat:openshift:4.12::el9 | All versions | 0:4.12.0-202306251254.p0.gc43ddea.assembly.stream.el9 |
openshift-hyperkube Red Hat:openshift:4.12::el9 | All versions | 0:4.12.0-202306251254.p0.gc43ddea.assembly.stream.el9 |
openshift-serverless-clients Red Hat:serverless:1.0::el8 | All versions | 0:1.8.1-6.el8 |
Products include Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Openshift Container Platform for Arm64, Redhat Openshift Container Platform for Linuxone, Redhat Openshift Container Platform for Power, Redhat Openshift Container Platform Ibm Z Systems.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3089?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-3089 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift Container Platform
- CVE-2020-27836 Missing authorization in cluster-ingress-operator
- CVE-2018-1085 Misconfiguration in openshift-ansible
- CVE-2026-54099 Privilege escalation in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- CVE-2026-1784 Ose-cluster-ingress-operator: remote code execution through haproxy configuration injection
- CVE-2021-20182 Privilege escalation in openshift
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wj5p-x3cr-46w8, RHSA-2023:3924, RHSA-2023:4471.