Authentication bypass in Red Hat Ceph Storage 4



Published: 2020-12-04
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-25660
CWE-ID CWE-288
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Red Hat Ceph Storage
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

ceph (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel

EUVDB-ID: #VU48684

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25660

CWE-ID: CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists with in the implementation of the Cephx authentication protocol. A remote attacker with access to the Ceph cluster network can intercept authentication packets and perform  replay attacks in Nautilus.

The vulnerability affects msgr2 protocol only and is basically a reintroduction of previously patched vulnerability #VU14542.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Ceph Storage: 4.0

ceph (Red Hat package): 14.2.8-111.el7cp - 14.2.8-111.el8cp

CPE2.3 External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5325

Q & A

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