The admin command in ceph-deploy before 1.5.25 uses world-readable permissions for…
Priority LOW 11CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The admin command in ceph-deploy before 1.5.25 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/ceph/ceph.client.admin.keyring, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00383 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ceph-deploy (PyPI): 1.5.25Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
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 |
| — | ceph-deploy (PyPI) | before 1.5.25 | 1.5.25 | Patch available | GHSA-79jf-ccm8-43w7 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ceph-deploy (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.25 Fixed in 1.5.25 Patch available GHSA-79jf-ccm8-43w7
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-79jf-ccm8-43w7 ceph-deploy (PyPI) Fixed in 1.5.25 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2015:1631 Released 2015-08-17 · Red Hat rating Moderateceph-deploy security update
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 for CentOS
- RHSA-2015:1579 Released 2015-08-07 · Red Hat rating Moderateceph-deploy security update
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 for Ubuntu
- RHSA-2015:1092 Released 2015-06-11 · Red Hat rating Moderateceph-deploy security update
- Red Hat Ceph Storage Installer 1.2 ceph-deploy-1.5.22-0.4.rc1.el6cp, ceph-deploy-1.5.22-0.4.rc1.el7cp
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 for CentOS | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1631 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 for Ubuntu | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1579 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage Installer 1.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1092 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4053
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79jf-ccm8-43w7
References
Advisory 3
Other 7
- [oss-security] 20150409 CVE Request for ceph-deploy world-readable keyring permissions
- [oss-security] 20150521 Re: CVE Request for ceph-deploy copying keyring to /etc/ceph which is world readable
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-deploy/pull/300
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-deploy/commit/9f9fd6e3372043bd2fd67582324c8fb5d7aa361e
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-deploy
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ceph-deploy/PYSEC-2015-3.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228093353/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74775
More Ceph-deploy vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-02663 ceph-deploy before 1.5.23 uses weak permissions (644) for ceph/ceph.client.admin.keyring… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2015-4053 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4053 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79jf-ccm8-43w7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-4053 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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