Ceph Pybind certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ceph. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Pybind. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-31884. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ceph (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Pybind. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-31884. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 294905 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-31884), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (294905). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 294905
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-31884

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/21/2026 VulDB entry created
01/22/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
01/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔒

CVE: CVE-2024-31884 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31884
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342257

Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2026 00:56
Updated: 01/22/2026 07:47
Changes: 01/22/2026 00:56 (50), 01/22/2026 07:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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