VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-14660
A flaw was found in glusterfs server through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 which allowed repeated usage of GF_META_LOCK_KEY xattr.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A flaw was found in glusterfs server through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 which allowed repeated usage of GF_META_LOCK_KEY xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to create multiple locks for single inode by using setxattr repetitively resulting in memory exhaustion of glusterfs server node.
- 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
- 2.51% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Affected
- gluster/glusterfs · redhat/virtualization host · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/virtualization · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
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-2018-14660Issue Tracking, Vendor 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-2018-14660Issue Tracking, Vendor 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. Refreshed daily.