ubuntu-cve-2018-14659
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-10-31 19:29
Modified
2025-09-08 16:44
Summary
Details

The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack via use of the 'GF_XATTR_IOSTATS_DUMP_KEY' xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit this by mounting a Gluster volume and repeatedly calling 'setxattr(2)' to trigger a state dump and create an arbitrary number of files in the server's runtime directory.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
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            "binary_version": "3.4.2-1ubuntu1+esm1"
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          },
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      },
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    {
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        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
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            "binary_version": "3.13.2-1ubuntu1+esm1"
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          {
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        ]
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      "package": {
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      },
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      "versions": [
        "3.11.2-1",
        "3.12.1-1",
        "3.12.2-1",
        "3.12.2-2",
        "3.12.3-1",
        "3.13.0-1",
        "3.13.2-1",
        "3.13.2-1build1",
        "3.13.2-1ubuntu1"
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack via use of the \u0027GF_XATTR_IOSTATS_DUMP_KEY\u0027 xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit this by mounting a Gluster volume and repeatedly calling \u0027setxattr(2)\u0027 to trigger a state dump and create an arbitrary number of files in the server\u0027s runtime directory.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14659",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:44:59Z",
  "published": "2018-10-31T19:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14659"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/31/5"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1635929"
    },
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4770-1"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
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    "CVE-2018-14659"
  ]
}



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