SB2019103058 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux update for glusterfs



SB2019103058 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux update for glusterfs

Published: October 30, 2019 Updated: December 15, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019103058
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15096)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in GlusterFS in send_brick_req() function in glusterfsd/src/gf_attach.c. A local user can perform a denial of serivce (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.