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TI-2015-04402 Aliases CVE-2015-5242GHSA-864h-cmr8-fpc7

OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle…

Priority LOW 31CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0223 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:1918 Released 2015-10-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    swiftonfile security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6 swiftonfile-1.13.1-6.el6rhs
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7 swiftonfile-1.13.1-6.el7rhgs

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2015:1918
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2015:1918

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5242
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-864h-cmr8-fpc7

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-19843 Out-of-bounds read in Samba CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2011-02683 Integer signedness error in the png_inflate function in pngrutil.c in libpng before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-05127 Improper input validation in [UNKNOWN] ansible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-08942 It was found that samba before 4.4.16, 4.5.x before 4.5.14, and 4.6.x before 4.6.8 did… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2018-01007 A privilege escalation flaw was found in gluster 3.x snapshot scheduler. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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