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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.