CVE-2018-14660
GlusterFS Denial of Service (DoS) via Repeated Xattr Lock Attacks
Description
A flaw was found in glusterfs server through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 which allowed repeated usage of GF_META_LOCK_KEY xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to create multiple locks for single inode by using setxattr repetitively resulting in memory exhaustion of glusterfs server node.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 1, 2018, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14660
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-14660.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14660 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14660 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-14660 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14660 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A flaw was found in glusterfs server which allowed repeated usage of GF_META_LOCK_KEY xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to create multiple locks for single inode by using setxattr repetitively resulting in memory exhaustion of glusterfs server node. A flaw was found in glusterfs server through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 which allowed repeated usage of GF_META_LOCK_KEY xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to create multiple locks for single inode by using setxattr repetitively resulting in memory exhaustion of glusterfs server node. Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14660 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1635926 [No Types Assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A flaw was found in glusterfs server through versions 4.1.4 and 3.1.2 which allowed repeated usage of GF_META_LOCK_KEY xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to create multiple locks for single inode by using setxattr repetitively resulting in memory exhaustion of glusterfs server node. A flaw was found in glusterfs server which allowed repeated usage of GF_META_LOCK_KEY xattr. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to create multiple locks for single inode by using setxattr repetitively resulting in memory exhaustion of glusterfs server node. Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14660 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1635926 [No Types Assigned] Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400 Removed CWE Reason CWE-400 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 Third Party Advisory Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned] -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-399 CWE-770 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14660 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14660 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 up to (including) 3.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.0 up to (including) 4.1.4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-14660 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-14660
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.57 }} -0.07%
score
0.77791
percentile