Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat…
Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory corruption) via a cluster.conf file with many lines. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries in realistic uses of the product.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02314 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.03.08-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.03-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.04-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.05-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.07-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.03.08-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.03-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.04-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.05-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.07-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Running on ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6560
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwc8-29q7-2594
References
More Red Hat Cman vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04022 The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2008-06242 Red Hat Cluster Project 2.x allows local users to modify or overwrite arbitrary files via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2008-6560 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6560 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cwc8-29q7-2594 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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