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. 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 v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14660	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-11-01 07:29

Updated : 2023-02-12 20:51

NVD link : CVE-2018-14660

Mitre link : CVE-2018-14660

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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Products Affected

gluster

glusterfs

redhat

enterprise_linux
virtualization
virtualization_host
enterprise_linux_server

debian

debian_linux

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