# CVE-2019-10222: Denial of service in ceph > An unauthenticated attacker can crash the Ceph RGW server by sending valid HTTP headers and terminating the connection, causing a remote denial of service. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **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 2019 - **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10222, GHSA-vr4v-h7xq-hwc6, RHSA-2019:2577, SUSE-SU-2019:2247-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2736-1, SUSE-SU-2019:2994-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10222, USN-4112-1 ## What is CVE-2019-10222? CVE-2019-10222 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description A flaw was found in the Ceph RGW configuration with Beast as the front end handling client requests. An unauthenticated attacker could crash the Ceph RGW server by sending valid HTTP headers and terminating the connection, resulting in a remote denial of service for Ceph RGW clients. Weakness: CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10222? It affects 3 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `ceph` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-base` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-common` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-debuginfo` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-fuse` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-mds` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-mgr` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-mon` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-osd` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-radosgw` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-selinux` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph-test` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `libcephfs-devel` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `libcephfs2` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `librados-devel` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `librados2` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `libradosstriper1` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `librbd-devel` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `librbd1` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `librgw-devel` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `librgw2` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `python-cephfs` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `python-rados` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `python-rbd` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `python-rgw` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `rbd-mirror` | Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7 | All versions | 2:12.2.12-48.el7cp | | `ceph` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 | All versions | 14.2.2.349+g6716a1e448-3.9.1 | | `ceph-iscsi` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 | All versions | 3.3+1570532654.g93940a4-3.7.1 | | `ses-manual_en` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 | All versions | 6+git145.1558531-3.17.1 | | `ceph` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | All versions | 14.2.2.349+g6716a1e448-3.9.1 | Products: Ceph Ceph, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Ceph Storage. ## How do I fix CVE-2019-10222? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2019-10222 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10222 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora - [CVE-2018-10861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10861/): Missing authorization in ceph (high 8.1) - [CVE-2018-1129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1129/): Auth bypass in ceph (medium 6.5) - [CVE-2017-12155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12155/): Openstack tripleo-heat-templates unauthenticated file access (medium 6.3) - [CVE-2017-7519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7519/): Denial of service in ceph (low 2.3) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10222 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2019-10222 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Nov 2019. 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-2019-10222 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. 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-2019-10222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10222/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10222 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10222 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10222 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10222/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.