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TI-2018-01030 Aliases CVE-2018-1112GHSA-g75c-rwx3-m2xp

Improper authentication in glusterfs

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

glusterfs server before versions 3.10.12, 4.0.2 is vulnerable when using 'auth.allow' option which allows any unauthenticated gluster client to connect from any network to mount gluster storage volumes. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2018-1088 regression.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02347 83rd 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
unspecifiedglusterfsglusterfs 3.10.12; glusterfs 4.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • glusterfs Vendorunspecified Affected glusterfs 3.10.12; glusterfs 4.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.10.12VulnerableGluster
cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableGluster
  • cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.10.12 Vulnerable ·Gluster
  • cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Gluster

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:1269 Released 2018-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    glusterfs security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-7 glusterfs-3.8.4-54.8.el7rhgs, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.8.el7rhgs, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.8.el7rhgs +12
    • Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 glusterfs-3.8.4-54.8.el7, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.8.el7, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.8.el7 +7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts glusterfs-3.8.4-54.8.el7, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.8.el7, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.8.el7 +7
  • RHSA-2018:1268 Released 2018-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    glusterfs security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-6 glusterfs-3.8.4-54.9.el6rhs, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.9.el6rhs, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.9.el6rhs +11
    • Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 glusterfs-3.8.4-54.9.el6, glusterfs-api-3.8.4-54.9.el6, glusterfs-api-devel-3.8.4-54.9.el6 +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2018:1268
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.3 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2018:1269
Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed RHSA-2018:1268
Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed RHSA-2018:1269
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2018:1269
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1112
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g75c-rwx3-m2xp

References

Advisory 6

  • TI-2023-11417 In Gluster GlusterFS 11.0, there is an xlators/mount/fuse/src/fuse-bridge.c notify stack-based buffer over-read. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-23954 In Gluster GlusterFS 11.0, there is an xlators/cluster/dht/src/dht-common.c dht_setxattr_mds_cbk use-after-free. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-10514 Link following in [UNKNOWN] glusterfs CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-07741 Improper input validation in Red Hat glusterfs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-07720 Stack-based buffer overflow in Red Hat glusterfs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-07717 Untrusted search path in Red Hat glusterfs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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