Red Hat GlusterFS up to 4.1.4 GF_XATTROP_ENTRY_IN_KEY input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat GlusterFS up to 4.1.4. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument GF_XATTROP_ENTRY_IN_KEY can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-14654. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat GlusterFS up to 4.1.4. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument GF_XATTROP_ENTRY_IN_KEY 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 integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Gluster file system through version 4.1.4 is vulnerable to abuse of the 'features/index' translator. A remote attacker with access to mount volumes could exploit this via the 'GF_XATTROP_ENTRY_IN_KEY' xattrop to create arbitrary, empty files on the target server.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/30/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-14654 since 07/27/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118583 (RHEL 7 : glusterfs (RHSA-2018:3432)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118583). The entries VDB-126349, VDB-126350, VDB-126351 and VDB-126353 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 118583
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : glusterfs (RHSA-2018:3432)
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Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:3432
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CVE: CVE-2018-14654 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14654
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126352
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2018 05:45
Updated: 06/04/2023 08:26
Changes: 11/01/2018 05:45 (67), 04/09/2020 10:09 (4), 06/04/2023 08:18 (4), 06/04/2023 08:23 (11), 06/04/2023 08:26 (1)
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