Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for Ceph

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU66440

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0670

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error within the "volumes" plugin in Ceph Manager. The Openstack manilla owning a Ceph File system "share" enables the owner to read/write any manilla share or entire file system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9

oath-toolkit (Red Hat package): before 2.6.7-2.el9cp

libunwind (Red Hat package): before 1.5.0-1.el9cp

leveldb (Red Hat package): before 1.23-3.el9cp

gperftools (Red Hat package): before 2.9.1-2.el9cp

ceph (Red Hat package): before 16.2.8-84.el9cp

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5997

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.