SB2022122122 - SUSE update for ceph
Published: December 21, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3979)
CWE-ID: CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Ceph volume does not the honour osd_dmcrypt_key_size, resulting in the key length is being incorrectly passed in an encryption algorithm to create a non random key. An attacker with physical access to encrypted device can decrypt data and gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.