- Issued:
- 2018-04-10
- Updated:
- 2018-04-10
RHSA-2018:1072 - Security Advisory
Synopsis
Low: Kubernetes in the Extras channel - deprecation notice
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Low
Topic
Kubernetes and its dependencies have been deprecated in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras channel.
Description
The kubernetes packages provide utilities for container cluster management.
Kubernetes and its dependencies will no longer be updated through the Extras channel. Instead, the Red Hat customers are advised to use Red Hat's supported Kubernetes-based products such as Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
Components impacted by this change include the following deprecated Kubernetes RPM packages, images, and associated documentation:
RPM Packages:
- kubernetes
- kubernetes-devel
- kubernetes-client
- kubernetes-master
- kubernetes-node
- kubernetes-unit-test
- cadvisor
Container Images:
- registry.access.redhat.com/rhel7/kubernetes-apiserver
- registry.access.redhat.com/rhel7/kubernetes-controller-mgr
- registry.access.redhat.com/rhel7/kubernetes-scheduler
Documentation:
- The "Getting Started with Kubernetes" guide linked from the References section.
Additional information and guidance are provided in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host 7.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Solution
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform will continue to provide Red Hat’s enterprise distribution of Kubernetes.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 1549101 - Kubernetes support is moving from Red Hat Enterprise Linux to OpenShift Container Platform
CVEs
(none)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux_atomic_host/7/html-single/getting_started_with_kubernetes/
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux_atomic_host/7/html-single/release_notes/#red_hat_enterprise_linux_atomic_host_7_5_0
The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.