CVE-2017-7519 Denial of service in ceph
A format string flaw in the libradosstriper library allows a user to crash applications or services using it.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7519?
CVE-2017-7519 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Ceph, a format string flaw was found in the way libradosstriper parses input from user. A user could crash an application or service using the libradosstriper library.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7519?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (2)
ceph SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 | All versions | 10.2.10+git.1507616349.698469bd8d-12.6.1 |
ceph-test SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 | All versions | 10.2.10+git.1507616349.698469bd8d-12.6.1 |
Products include Ceph Ceph, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7519?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-7519 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7519 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7519, GHSA-ghfm-8rwr-p3hr, SUSE-SU-2017:2922-1.