CVE-2018-10914

Name: CVE-2018-10914
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-09-04T14:29:00.47+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 2.45%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-10914 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. It was found that an attacker could issue a xattr request via glusterfs FUSE to cause gluster brick process to crash which will result in a remote denial of service. If gluster multiplexing is enabled this will result in a crash of multiple bricks and gluster volumes.. EPSS estimates a 2.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

It was found that an attacker could issue a xattr request via glusterfs FUSE to cause gluster brick process to crash which will result in a remote denial of service. If gluster multiplexing is enabled this will result in a crash of multiple bricks and gluster volumes.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.45%

82.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gluster	Glusterfs	>= 3.12.0, < 3.12.14
Gluster	Glusterfs	>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.8
Redhat	Virtualization Host	4.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	6.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2607Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2608Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10914Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2607Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2608Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10914Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 4, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-10914?

How severe is CVE-2018-10914?

CVE-2018-10914 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10914?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST