Improper handling of exceptional conditions in ceph
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-755Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in the Ceph RGW configuration with Beast as the front end handling client requests. An unauthenticated attacker could crash the Ceph RGW server by sending valid HTTP headers and terminating the connection, resulting in a remote denial of service for Ceph RGW clients.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04524 91st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ceph Project | ceph | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ceph VendorThe Ceph Project Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ceph:ceph:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | ceph |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:ceph:ceph:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·ceph
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2019:2579 Released 2019-08-28 · Red Hat rating Importantceph security update
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 for Ubuntu
- RHSA-2019:2577 Released 2019-08-28 · Red Hat rating Importantceph security update
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.3 MON ceph-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp, ceph-base-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp, ceph-common-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp +17
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.3 OSD ceph-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp, ceph-base-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp, ceph-common-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp +16
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.3 Tools ceph-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp, ceph-base-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp, ceph-common-2:12.2.12-48.el7cp +18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 for Ubuntu | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2579 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.3 MON | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2577 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.3 OSD | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2577 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.3 Tools | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2577 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10222
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr4v-h7xq-hwc6
References
More The Ceph Project vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-01646 Information disclosure in ceph CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-06042 The RGW code in Ceph before 10.0.1, when authenticated-read ACL is applied to a bucket… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-12099 Sensitive information in log files in ceph CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-01702 A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 and Red Hat Openshift Container… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-10222 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10222 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr4v-h7xq-hwc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-10222 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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