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TI-2018-05266 Aliases CVE-2018-7262GHSA-8gpf-89wg-vgwp

In Ceph before 12.2.3 and 13.x through 13.0.1, the rgw_civetweb.cc RGWCivetWeb::init_env…

Priority LOW 38CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

In Ceph before 12.2.3 and 13.x through 13.0.1, the rgw_civetweb.cc RGWCivetWeb::init_env function in radosgw doesn't handle malformed HTTP headers properly, allowing for denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02869 86th 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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 12.2.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*27VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.2.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 27 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:0548 Released 2018-03-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    ceph security update
    • Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 for Ubuntu
  • RHSA-2018:0546 Released 2018-03-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    ceph security update
    • 7Server-RHCEPH-3.0-MON ceph-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp, ceph-base-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp, ceph-common-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp +17
    • 7Server-RHCEPH-3.0-OSD ceph-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp, ceph-base-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp, ceph-common-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp +16
    • 7Server-RHCEPH-3.0-Tools ceph-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp, ceph-base-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp, ceph-common-2:12.2.1-46.el7cp +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
7Server-RHCEPH-3.0-MONFixed RHSA-2018:0546
7Server-RHCEPH-3.0-OSDFixed RHSA-2018:0546
7Server-RHCEPH-3.0-ToolsFixed RHSA-2018:0546
Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 for UbuntuFixed RHSA-2018:0548
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7262
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gpf-89wg-vgwp

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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