SB2020120405 - Authentication bypass in Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
Published: December 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020120405
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25660)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists with in the implementation of the Cephx authentication protocol. A remote attacker with access to the Ceph cluster network can intercept authentication packets and perform replay attacks in Nautilus.
The vulnerability affects msgr2 protocol only and is basically a reintroduction of previously patched vulnerability #VU14542.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.