CVE-2019-10222: High severity ceph Ceph vulnerability

Published Nov 8, 2019
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
ceph Ceph
redhat Ceph Storage=3.0
redhat Ceph Storage=3.3
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
alpine/ceph<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0
alpine/ceph<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0
alpine/ceph<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0
alpine/ceph<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0
alpine/ceph<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0
alpine/ceph<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0
alpine/ceph<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0
alpine/ceph16<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0
alpine/ceph16<14.2.3-r0
14.2.3-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/ceph to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.2.3-r0
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/ceph16 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.2.3-r0

Event History

Nov 8, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:45 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-10222?

CVE-2019-10222 is a vulnerability in the Ceph RGW configuration with Beast as the front end handling client requests.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10222?

CVE-2019-10222 has a severity level of 7.5 (high).

3

How does CVE-2019-10222 affect Ceph and Red Hat Ceph Storage?

CVE-2019-10222 affects Ceph and Red Hat Ceph Storage versions 3.0 and 3.3.

4

How can an unauthenticated attacker exploit CVE-2019-10222?

An unauthenticated attacker can crash the Ceph RGW server by sending valid HTTP headers and terminating the connection.

5

How can CVE-2019-10222 be fixed?

Apply the necessary updates or patches provided by the vendor to mitigate the vulnerability in Ceph RGW.

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