CVE-2017-15096 Null dereference in GlusterFS
Low 3.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15096 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-15096 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. GlusterFS, published on 26 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15096 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Red Hat, Inc. GlusterFS. 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-2017-15096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15096/index.md)
A null pointer dereference in GlusterFS allows attackers to cause a denial of service, impacting storage availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15096?
CVE-2017-15096 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. GlusterFS, published on 26 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in GlusterFS in versions prior to 3.10. A null pointer dereference in send_brick_req function in glusterfsd/src/gf_attach.c may be used to cause denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15096?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
glusterfs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-api-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-cli Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-client-xlators Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-fuse Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-rdma Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-api Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-api-devel Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-cli Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-client-xlators Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-debuginfo Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-devel Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-events Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-fuse Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-ganesha Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-geo-replication Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-libs Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-rdma Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-resource-agents Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
glusterfs-server Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
python2-gluster Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7rhgs |
redhat-release-server Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:7.7-16.el7rhgs |
redhat-storage-logos Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:70.7.0-3.el7rhgs |
redhat-storage-server Red Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 | All versions | 0:3.5.0.0-1.el7rhgs |
glusterfs Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-api Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-api-devel Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-cli Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-client-xlators Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-debuginfo Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-devel Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-fuse Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-libs Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
glusterfs-rdma Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
python2-gluster Red Hat:storage:3:client:el7 | All versions | 0:6.0-21.el7 |
Products include Gluster Glusterfs.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15096?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-15096 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15096 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat, Inc. GlusterFS
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15096, GHSA-vxhq-jp57-mcrm, RHEA-2019:3249.