CVE-2018-10924

Description

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.

Categories

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gluster.org
Affected: Red Hat glusterfs
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10924 issue tracking third party advisory
https://review.gluster.org/#/c/glusterfs/+/20723/ patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00035.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10924?
CVE-2018-10924 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10924?
To fix CVE-2018-10924, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10924 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-10924 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10924?
CVE-2018-10924 affects Red Hat glusterfs.
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