Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A Red Hat OpenShift node component used a cron job to refresh MCollective facts and mishandled a temporary file. The stated risk is loss of confidentiality and integrity. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, exploit evidence, or a fixed package version, so urgency depends on whether legacy OpenShift Enterprise 1.x nodes remain in use.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy-platform exposure check rather than an internet-wide emergency. Prioritize finding and retiring or patching OpenShift Enterprise 1.x nodes, because the impact affects confidentiality and integrity but public severity and exploitation evidence are incomplete.
Technical view
CVE-2013-4561 is a CWE-377 insecure temporary file issue in openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective as shipped with Red Hat OpenShift Online and OpenShift Enterprise 1.x. The vulnerable behavior is tied to a node cron job that updates MCollective facts. The cited GitHub commit appears to be the code-level fix reference, but fixed downstream package details are not included.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to legacy Red Hat OpenShift Online or OpenShift Enterprise 1.x environments running openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective. Modern OpenShift versions are not listed in the provided affected data.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV status is false. The vulnerability class suggests local temporary-file mishandling around a privileged scheduled job, but the bundle does not provide exploit prerequisites or attack complexity.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse: no CVSS, no fixed version, and limited affected-product detail beyond OpenShift 1.x packaging. Use the Red Hat Bugzilla and GitHub commit as primary anchors, and avoid extending conclusions to unsupported products without vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any OpenShift Enterprise 1.x nodes still in service.
- Check Red Hat guidance for fixed openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective packages.
- Apply the vendor update corresponding to the cited origin-server fix.
- Retire or isolate unsupported OpenShift 1.x systems where updates are unavailable.
- Limit untrusted local access on affected nodes until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective is installed on node systems.
- Review the MCollective facts cron job against the cited fixed commit.
- Verify temporary-file handling matches vendor-corrected behavior.
- Check package inventories for Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.x remnants.
- Review node logs for unexpected MCollective fact update behavior.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1029652CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/openshift/origin-server/commit/f1abe972794e35a4bfba597694ce829990f14d39CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Insecure Temporary File
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