CVE-2015-5242 Deserialization in n/a

What is CVE-2015-5242?

CVE-2015-5242 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Nov 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5242?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Gluster Storage.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5242?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2015-5242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2015-1795 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.8
• CVE-2017-15087 Information disclosure in Gluster Storage for RHEL 6 High 7.5
• CVE-2017-15086 Other in Gluster Storage for RHEL 6 High 7.4
• CVE-2017-15085 Information disclosure in Gluster Storage for RHEL 6 Medium 5.9
• CVE-2018-1127 Auth bypass in Red Hat Gluster Storage Medium 4.2

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-864h-cmr8-fpc7, RHSA-2015:1918.