Description
It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 6.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | glusterfs | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00035.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10924Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://review.gluster.org/#/c/glusterfs/+/20723/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00035.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10924Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://review.gluster.org/#/c/glusterfs/+/20723/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 4, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified