glusterfs Server RPC Request gfs2_create_req input validation

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A vulnerability has been found in glusterfs Server (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function gfs2_create_req of the component RPC Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in RPC request using gfs2_create_req in glusterfs server. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to create arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code on glusterfs server nodes.

The bug was discovered 02/03/2018. The weakness was presented 09/04/2018 by Michael Hanselmann as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-10929 since 05/09/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 213 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117317 (RHEL 7 : Gluster Storage (RHSA-2018:2607)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 256518 (CentOS Security Update for glusterfs (CESA-2018:2607)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (117317). See 123577, 123573, 123574 and 123575 for similar entries.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 117317
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Gluster Storage (RHSA-2018:2607)
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Advisory: RHSA-2018:2607
Researcher: Michael Hanselmann
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-10929 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 107577 - GlusterFS CVE-2018-10929 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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Created: 09/05/2018 06:58
Updated: 05/07/2023 08:23
Changes: 09/05/2018 06:58 (74), 03/20/2020 15:49 (7), 05/07/2023 08:22 (4), 05/07/2023 08:23 (12)
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