CVE-2018-14661 Other in glusterfs-server

What is CVE-2018-14661?

CVE-2018-14661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

It was found that usage of snprintf function in feature/locks translator of glusterfs server 3.8.4, as shipped with Red Hat Gluster Storage, was vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause remote denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-134, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14661?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gluster Glusterfs, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Virtualization, Redhat Virtualization Host.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14661?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-14661 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-38872, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14661, GHSA-mhq6-64cp-3vx7, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14661.