CVE-2018-11768 — In Apache Hadoop 3
In Apache Hadoop 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.3, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.8.4, the user/group information can be corrupted across storing in fsimage and reading back from fsimage.
Published
2019-10-04T13:56:56.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T08:17:09.225Z
01What is this vulnerability?
In Apache Hadoop 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.3, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.8.4, the user/group information can be corrupted across storing in fsimage and reading back from fsimage.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / Apache Hadoop | Apache Hadoop 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.3, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.8.4 |
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
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-10-04T13:56:56.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T08:17:09.225Z
09References
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2067a797b330530a6932f4b08f703b3173253d0a2b7…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/caacbbba2dcc1105163f76f3dfee5fbd22e0417e078…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ea6d2dfbefab8ebe46be18b05136b83ae53b7866f1b…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2c9cc65864be0058a5d5ed2025dfb9c700bf23d352b…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f20bb4e055d8394fc525cc7772fb84096f706389043…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ceb16af9139ab0fea24aef935b6321581976887df7a…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b609d4392d886711e694cf40d86f770022baf42a1b…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/72ca514e01cd5f08151e74f9929799b4cbe1b6e9e6c…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02e39d7beb32eebcdbb4b516e95f67d71c90d5d462…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02e39d7beb32eebcdbb4b516e95f67d71c90d5d462…
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