Link Following Affecting glusterfs package, versions <3.4.2-1ubuntu1+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.63% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-GLUSTERFS-339952
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed31 Oct 2018

Introduced: 31 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-14651  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 glusterfs to version 3.4.2-1ubuntu1+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glusterfs package and not the glusterfs package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that the fix for CVE-2018-10927, CVE-2018-10928, CVE-2018-10929, CVE-2018-10930, and CVE-2018-10926 was incomplete. A remote, authenticated attacker could use one of these flaws to execute arbitrary code, create arbitrary files, or cause denial of service on glusterfs server nodes via symlinks to relative paths.