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CVE-2018-14659

Published: Oct 31, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-400
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack via use of the 'GF_XATTR_IOSTATS_DUMP_KEY' xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit this by mounting a Gluster volume and repeatedly calling 'setxattr(2)' to trigger a state dump and create an arbitrary number of files in the server's runtime directory.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
gluster file systemOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
virtualizationOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
virtualization hostOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The Gluster Project
oss-projectaka glusterfs
glusterfsOn-prem
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431
access.redhat.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html
lists.debian.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432
access.redhat.com
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