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High
CVE-2018-10923
It was found that the "mknod" call derived from mknod(2)...
Vulnerability Description
It was found that the "mknod" call derived from mknod(2) can create files pointing to devices on a glusterfs server node. An authenticated attacker could use this to create an arbitrary device and read data from any device attached to the glusterfs server node.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10923
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2607
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00021.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2608
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00035.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
glusterfs
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 4th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L