CVE-2018-14659
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Redhat Gluster File System
PublishedOct 31, 2018
First seenOct 31, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-400Uncontrolled resource consumption
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| redhat gluster_file_system | 3.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.1.2, 4.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.4 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat virtualization | 4.0 | — |
| redhat virtualization_host | 4.0 | — |
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