Format string error in GlusterFS - CVE-2018-14661
Published: October 31, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36459
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14661
CWE-ID: CWE-134
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
It was found that usage of snprintf function in feature/locks translator of glusterfs server 3.8.4, as shipped with Red Hat Gluster Storage, was vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause remote denial of service.
Affected software
GlusterFS
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14661
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431
- 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-2018-14661
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06