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CVE-2018-16846: Ceph before 13.2.4 can be forced to stop bucket indexing
CVE-2018-16846 · published 7 years ago
Summary
Ceph releases older than version 13.2.4 let an authenticated RGW user halt the service that stores bucket indexes, making those buckets unavailable. This affects Red Hat Ceph, Debian Linux, openSUSE Leap and related Red Hat enterprise editions. Upgrade Ceph to version 13.2.4 or later to stop the problem.
What to do
- Update redhat ceph to version 13.2.4 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | ceph |
< 13.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux |
8.0 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | leap |
15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | ceph_storage |
2.0 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server |
7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
16.04 18.10 19.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.
It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00100.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2538 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2541 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16846 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
- https://ceph.com/releases/13-2-4-mimic-released/ Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4035-1/ Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Type
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits
Timeline
Published15 Jan 2019
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2018-16846 · NVD
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