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TI-2014-06792 Aliases CVE-2014-8177GHSA-8qj2-2gmf-vrgg

The Red Hat gluster-swift package, as used in Red Hat Gluster Storage (formerly Red Hat…

Priority LOW 32CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

The Red Hat gluster-swift package, as used in Red Hat Gluster Storage (formerly Red Hat Storage Server), allows remote authenticated users to bypass the max_meta_count constraint via multiple crafted requests which exceed the limit when combined.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01713 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage_management_console:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage_native_client:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage_management_console:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage_native_client:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1846 Released 2015-10-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage NFS 3.1 on RHEL-7 nfs-ganesha-2.2.0-9.el7rhgs, nfs-ganesha-gluster-2.2.0-9.el7rhgs
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Nagios 3.1 on RHEL-7 gluster-nagios-common-0.2.2-1.el7rhgs, nagios-server-addons-0.2.2-1.el7rhgs
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7 gdeploy-1.0-12.el7rhgs, gluster-nagios-addons-0.2.5-1.el7rhgs, gluster-nagios-common-0.2.2-1.el7rhgs +37
    • Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 glusterfs-3.7.1-16.el7, glusterfs-api-3.7.1-16.el7, glusterfs-api-devel-3.7.1-16.el7 +7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts glusterfs-3.7.1-16.el7, glusterfs-cli-3.7.1-16.el7
  • RHSA-2015:1845 Released 2015-10-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage NFS 3.1 on RHEL-6 nfs-ganesha-2.2.0-9.el6rhs, nfs-ganesha-gluster-2.2.0-9.el6rhs
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Nagios 3.1 on RHEL-6 gluster-nagios-common-0.2.2-1.el6rhs, nagios-server-addons-0.2.2-1.el6rhs
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6 gdeploy-1.0-12.el6rhs, gluster-nagios-addons-0.2.5-1.el6rhs, gluster-nagios-common-0.2.2-1.el6rhs +37
    • Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 glusterfs-3.7.1-16.el6, glusterfs-api-3.7.1-16.el6, glusterfs-api-devel-3.7.1-16.el6 +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Gluster Storage NFS 3.1 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage NFS 3.1 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage Nagios 3.1 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage Nagios 3.1 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2015:1846

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8177
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qj2-2gmf-vrgg

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2012-03749 OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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