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Medium
CVE-2018-14659
The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 is...
Vulnerability 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.
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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14659
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html
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Affected Vendor
The Gluster Project
View all reports →Affected Software
glusterfs
Vulnerable Versions:
through 3.1.2 and 4.1.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 31st, 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:N/I:N/A:H