IBM Storage Ceph denial of service
Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
IBM Storage Ceph 5.3z1, 5.3z5, and 6.1z1 could allow an authenticated user on the network to cause a denial of service from RGW. IBM X-Force ID: 268906.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00812 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Storage Ceph | 5.3z1, 5.3z5, 6.1z1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Storage Ceph VendorIBM Affected 5.3z1, 5.3z5, 6.1z1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2026:86618 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating CriticalNew container image: rhceph-9.2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 9.2 registry.redhat.io/rhceph/rhceph-9-rhel10
- RHSA-2026:83548 Released 2026-10-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ceph Storage
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1 registry.redhat.io/rhceph/grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhceph/rhceph-7-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:9775 Released 2025-06-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ceph Storage 8.1 security, bug fix, and enhancement updates
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1 Tools ceph-2:19.2.1-222.el9cp, ceph-base-2:19.2.1-222.el9cp, ceph-common-2:19.2.1-222.el9cp +28
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:0745 Released 2024-02-08 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Ceph Storage 5.3 Security update
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5.3 MON ceph-2:16.2.10-248.el8cp, ceph-base-2:16.2.10-248.el8cp, ceph-common-2:16.2.10-248.el8cp +30
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5.3 OSD ceph-2:16.2.10-248.el8cp, ceph-base-2:16.2.10-248.el8cp, ceph-common-2:16.2.10-248.el8cp +20
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5.3 Tools ceph-2:16.2.10-248.el8cp, ceph-2:16.2.10-248.el9cp, ceph-ansible-6.0.28.7-1.el8cp +47
- RHSA-2023:5693 Released 2023-10-12 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Ceph Storage 6.1 security, enhancement, and bug fix update
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 6.1 Tools ceph-2:17.2.6-148.el9cp, ceph-base-2:17.2.6-148.el9cp, ceph-common-2:17.2.6-148.el9cp +25
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 5.3 Tools | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0745 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 6.1 Tools | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5693 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:83548 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1 Tools | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9775 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 9.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:86618 |
Not affected: 13 products
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5.3 MON
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5.3 OSD
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5.3 Tools
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1 Tools
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 9.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
- Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p56v-8px4-hjvv
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83548 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: RHSA-2026:86618 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Red Hat Ceph Storage 9.2 · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-46159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-46159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p56v-8px4-hjvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-46159 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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