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TI-2018-01007 Aliases CVE-2018-1088GHSA-rf3g-r74x-84j6

A privilege escalation flaw was found in gluster 3.x snapshot scheduler.

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

A privilege escalation flaw was found in gluster 3.x snapshot scheduler. Any gluster client allowed to mount gluster volumes could also mount shared gluster storage volume and escalate privileges by scheduling malicious cronjob via symlink.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05487 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatglusterfs3.x—No fix listedCNA
  • glusterfs VendorRed Hat Affected 3.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 – 3.13.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 – 3.13.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:1524 Released 2018-05-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    redhat-virtualization-host bug fix and enhancement update
    • RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements) imgbased-1.0.16-0.1.el7ev, ovirt-node-ng-4.2.0-0.20170814.0.el7, ovirt-node-ng-nodectl-4.2.0-0.20170814.0.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7 redhat-virtualization-host-4.2-20180508.0.el7_5, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-4.2-20180508.0.el7_5
  • RHSA-2018:1275 Released 2018-05-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    redhat-virtualization-host security update
    • RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements) redhat-release-virtualization-host-4.1-11.0.el7, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder-4.1-11.0.el7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7 redhat-virtualization-host-4.1-20180426.0.el7_5, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-4.1-20180426.0.el7_5
  • RHSA-2018:1136 Released 2018-04-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    glusterfs security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-7 glusterfs-3.8.4-54.6.el7rhgs, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.6.el7rhgs, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.6.el7rhgs +12
    • Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 glusterfs-3.8.4-54.6.el7, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.6.el7, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.6.el7 +7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts glusterfs-3.8.4-54.6.el7, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.6.el7, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.6.el7 +7
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2018:1137 Released 2018-04-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    glusterfs security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-6 glusterfs-3.8.4-54.7.el6rhs, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.7.el6rhs, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.7.el6rhs +11
    • Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 glusterfs-3.8.4-54.7.el6, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.7.el6, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.7.el6 +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements)Fixed RHSA-2018:1275, RHSA-2018:1524
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2018:1137
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2018:1136
Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed RHSA-2018:1137
Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed RHSA-2018:1136
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2018:1275, RHSA-2018:1524
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2018:1136
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1088
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rf3g-r74x-84j6

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

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