CVE-2018-16878: Medium severity ClusterLabs Pacemaker vulnerability

Published Dec 10, 2018
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Updated

A flaw was found in pacemaker up to and including version 2.0.1. An insufficient verification inflicted preference of uncontrolled processes can lead to DoS

Other sources

A flaw was found in pacemaker. An insufficient verification inflicted preference of uncontrolled processes can lead to DoS

References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=1649942

Red Hat

Affected Software

24 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/pacemaker<2.0.2
2.0.2
ClusterLabs Pacemaker<=2.0.1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Fedoraproject Fedora=28
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=42.3
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Aus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Aus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Aus=8.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.1
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Tus=8.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Tus=8.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Tus=8.6
debian/pacemaker
2.0.5-22.1.5-1+deb12u13.0.0-23.0.1-1.1

Event History

Apr 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:44 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·05:44 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·05:44 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-16878?

CVE-2018-16878 is a vulnerability found in pacemaker up to and including version 2.0.1.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16878?

The severity of CVE-2018-16878 is medium with a severity value of 5.5.

3

How does CVE-2018-16878 impact pacemaker?

CVE-2018-16878 can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack due to insufficient verification inflicted preference of uncontrolled processes.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-16878?

Pacemaker versions up to and including 2.0.1 are affected by CVE-2018-16878.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-16878?

To fix CVE-2018-16878, update pacemaker to version 2.0.2 or higher.

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