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CVE-2018-10913

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Published: Sep 04, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.5 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10913
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/209.html

An information disclosure vulnerability was discovered in glusterfs server. An attacker could issue a xattr request via glusterfs FUSE to determine the existence of any file.

Weakness

The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GlusterfsGluster3.12.0 (including)3.12.14 (excluding)
GlusterfsGluster4.1.0 (including)4.1.8 (excluding)
Native Client for RHEL 6 for Red Hat StorageRedHatglusterfs-0:3.12.2-18.el6*
Native Client for RHEL 7 for Red Hat StorageRedHatglusterfs-0:3.12.2-18.el7*
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6RedHatglusterfs-0:3.12.2-18.el6rhs*
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6RedHatredhat-release-server-0:6Server-6.10.0.24.el6rhs*
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6RedHatredhat-storage-server-0:3.4.0.0-1.el6rhs*
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7RedHatglusterfs-0:3.12.2-18.el7rhgs*
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7RedHatredhat-release-server-0:7.5-11.el7rhgs*
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7RedHatredhat-storage-server-0:3.4.0.0-1.el7rhgs*
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatglusterfs-0:3.12.2-18.el7*
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatimgbased-0:1.0.29-1.el7ev*
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatredhat-release-virtualization-host-0:4.2-7.3.el7*
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatredhat-virtualization-host-0:4.2-20181026.0.el7_6*
GlusterfsUbuntubionic*
GlusterfsUbuntucosmic*
GlusterfsUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
GlusterfsUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
GlusterfsUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
GlusterfsUbuntutrusty*
GlusterfsUbuntutrusty/esm*
GlusterfsUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

  • Ensure that error messages only contain minimal details that are useful to the intended audience and no one else. The messages need to strike the balance between being too cryptic (which can confuse users) or being too detailed (which may reveal more than intended). The messages should not reveal the methods that were used to determine the error. Attackers can use detailed information to refine or optimize their original attack, thereby increasing their chances of success.
  • If errors must be captured in some detail, record them in log messages, but consider what could occur if the log messages can be viewed by attackers. Highly sensitive information such as passwords should never be saved to log files.
  • Avoid inconsistent messaging that might accidentally tip off an attacker about internal state, such as whether a user account exists or not.

References

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