CVE-2023-46159 IBM Storage Ceph denial of service
An authenticated network user can cause a denial of service in IBM Storage Ceph RGW, requiring patches for affected deployments.
- 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-2023-46159?
CVE-2023-46159 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Storage Ceph, published on 2 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Storage Ceph 5.3z1, 5.3z5, and 6.1z1 could allow an authenticated user on the network to cause a denial of service from RGW. IBM X-Force ID: 268906.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46159?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Storage Ceph.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46159?
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-2023-46159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p56v-8px4-hjvv, OESA-2024-2372, OESA-2024-2373, OESA-2024-2406.