# CVE-2017-15087: Information disclosure in Gluster Storage for RHEL 6

> A missing security patch in Red Hat Gluster Storage allows attackers to access sensitive information due to an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxq5-xj37-9fx7

## What is CVE-2017-15087?

CVE-2017-15087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Gluster Storage for RHEL 6, published on 8 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2017-12163 was not properly shipped in erratum RHSA-2017:2858 for Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.3 for RHEL 6.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15087?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Gluster Storage.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15087?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-15087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat, Inc. Gluster Storage for RHEL 6

- [CVE-2015-1795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1795/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-15086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15086/): Other in Gluster Storage for RHEL 6 (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2015-5242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5242/): Deserialization in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2017-15085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15085/): Information disclosure in Gluster Storage for RHEL 6 (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2018-1127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1127/): Auth bypass in Red Hat Gluster Storage (medium 4.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Gluster Storage for RHEL 6, published on 8 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat, Inc. Gluster Storage for RHEL 6. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15087/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15087

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