Information disclosure in The Ceph Project
CVE-2018-16889
Ceph does not properly sanitize encryption keys in debug logging for v4 auth. This results in the leaking of encryption key information in log files via plaintext. Versions up to v13.2.4 are vulnerable.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (45.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- The Ceph Project — versions up to v13.2.4
- Red Hat Ceph
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106528 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4035-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2538 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2541 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16889?
- CVE-2018-16889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in The Ceph Project, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16889?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.