#VU26150 Resource management error in Ceph - CVE-2020-1700
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26150
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1700
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ceph
Ceph
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.
Red Hat Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error while processing unexpected disconnects within the Ceph RGW Beast front-end (/rgw/rgw_asio_frontend.cc). A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack by triggering creation of numerous CLOSE_WAIT sockets and exhausting all available system resources.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.