CVE-2018-1112 — glusterfs server before versions 3

glusterfs server before versions 3.10.12, 4.0.2 is vulnerable when using 'auth.allow' option which allows any unauthenticated gluster client to connect from any network to mount gluster storage volumes. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2018-1088 regressi

01What is this vulnerability?

glusterfs server before versions 3.10.12, 4.0.2 is vulnerable when using 'auth.allow' option which allows any unauthenticated gluster client to connect from any network to mount gluster storage volumes. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2018-1088 regression.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
unspecified	glusterfs	glusterfs 3.10.12, glusterfs 4.0.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T03:51:48.898Z

09References

• bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1112
• review.gluster.org — https://review.gluster.org/#/c/19899/1..2
• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/articles/3422521
• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1268
• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1269
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00035.html