NULL pointer dereference in GlusterFS - CVE-2017-15096
Published: October 26, 2017 / Updated: December 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48978
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15096
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gluster Inc.
Affected software:
GlusterFS
GlusterFS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in GlusterFS in send_brick_req() function in glusterfsd/src/gf_attach.c. A local user can perform a denial of serivce (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15096
Install update from vendor's website.