Resource exhaustion in Gluster Glusterfs
CVE-2018-10924
It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.019 (77.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Gluster Glusterfs
- Red Hat Glusterfs — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10924?
- CVE-2018-10924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gluster Glusterfs, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10924?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.