CVE-2018-14659
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.17% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- redhat/gluster file system · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/virtualization · redhat/virtualization host
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14659Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14659Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.