A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 and Red Hat Openshift Container…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 and Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4.2 where, A nonce reuse vulnerability was discovered in the secure mode of the messenger v2 protocol, which can allow an attacker to forge auth tags and potentially manipulate the data by leveraging the reuse of a nonce in a session. Messages encrypted using a reused nonce value are susceptible to serious confidentiality and integrity attacks.
Why it matters now
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 | Red Hat Ceph Storage 4; Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ceph VendorThe Ceph Project Affected Red Hat Ceph Storage 4; Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:ceph:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 14.2.21 | Vulnerable | backstage |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:ceph:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.2.21 Vulnerable ·backstage
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 (Stein) | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 4.1 MON | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 4.1 OSD | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 4.1 Tools | Fixed | — |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcpq-vw4g-3vmh
References
More The Ceph Project vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07542 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in ceph CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2020-1759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hcpq-vw4g-3vmh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-1759 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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