glusterfs: glusterfs server exploitable via symlinks to relative paths
Published Oct 31, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.23%
Description
It was found that the fix for CVE-2018-10927, CVE-2018-10928, CVE-2018-10929, CVE-2018-10930, and CVE-2018-10926 was incomplete. A remote, authenticated attacker could use one of these flaws to execute arbitrary code, create arbitrary files, or cause denial of service on glusterfs server nodes via symlinks to relative paths.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Glusterfs Defaultn/a
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Glusterfs | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Native Client for RHEL 6 for Red Hat Storage
glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3431
Native Client for RHEL 7 for Red Hat Storage
glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3432
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6
glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3431
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6
redhat-storage-server-0:3.4.1.0-1.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3431
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7
glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3432
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7
redhat-storage-server-0:3.4.1.0-1.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3432
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3432
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glusterfs
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glusterfs
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
glusterfs
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native Client for RHEL 6 for Red Hat Storage | glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3431 |
| Native Client for RHEL 7 for Red Hat Storage | glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3432 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6 | glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3431 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6 | redhat-storage-server-0:3.4.1.0-1.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3431 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7 | glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3432 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7 | redhat-storage-server-0:3.4.1.0-1.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3432 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glusterfs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glusterfs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | glusterfs | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as the flaw is present in glusterfs-server, which is not shipped there.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03225) | 87.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03225) | 86.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02192) | 84.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 3.56% (0.03565) | 87.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02191) | 83.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.63% (0.03632) | 86.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.27% (0.12269) | 89.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.63% (0.03632) | 87.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 76.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 80.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00702) | 80.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00832) | 81.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01037) | 82.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.49% (0.01493) | 85.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.61% (0.01614) | 85.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.39% (0.03391) | 84.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.39% (0.03391) | 65.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.38% (0.03375) | 66.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.38% (0.03375) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14651 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1632557 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14651 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14651
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14651
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14651 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1632557 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14651 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14651 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14651 |
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