NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting python-cephfs package, versions <1:10.2.3-13.el7cp
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- published26 Mar 2023
- disclosed20 Oct 2016
Introduced: 20 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-8626 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 python-cephfs to version 1:10.2.3-13.el7cp or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2815.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-cephfs package and not the python-cephfs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in Red Hat Ceph before 0.94.9-8. The way Ceph Object Gateway handles POST object requests permits an authenticated attacker to launch a denial of service attack by sending null or specially crafted POST object requests.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8626
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2815.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2816.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2847.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2848.html
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/17635
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94488
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8626