Improper Authentication in Ceph - CVE-2021-20288
Published: June 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53692
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20288
CWE-ID: CWE-287
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 bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in authentication flow related to CEPHX_GET_AUTH_SESSION_KEY requests. The application does not check other_keys and allows key reuse. A remote attacker who can request a global_id can exploit the ability of any user to request a global_id previously associated with another user, as ceph does not force the reuse of old keys to generate new ones.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938031
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/362CEPPYF3YMJZBEJQUT3KDE2EHYYIYQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BPIAYTRCWAU4XWCDBK2THEFVXSC4XGK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVWUKUUS5BCIFWRV3JCUQMAPJ4HIWSED/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-39