CVE-2020-1759: Medium severity redhat Ceph Storage vulnerability

Published Apr 13, 2020
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 and Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4.2 where, A nonce reuse vulnerability was discovered in the secure mode of the messenger v2 protocol, which can allow an attacker to forge auth tags and potentially manipulate the data by leveraging the reuse of a nonce in a session. Messages encrypted using a reused nonce value are susceptible to serious confidentiality and integrity attacks.

Affected Software

5 affected components
redhat Ceph Storage=4.0
redhat Openshift=4.2
redhat Openstack=15
linuxfoundation Ceph<14.2.21
Fedoraproject Fedora=31

Event History

Apr 13, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:04 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:04 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-1759?

CVE-2020-1759 is a vulnerability found in Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 and Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4.2.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-1759?

The severity of CVE-2020-1759 is medium with a severity value of 6.8.

3

How does CVE-2020-1759 impact Red Hat Ceph Storage 4?

CVE-2020-1759 can allow an attacker to forge auth tags and potentially manipulate the data in Red Hat Ceph Storage 4.

4

How does CVE-2020-1759 impact Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4.2?

CVE-2020-1759 can allow an attacker to forge auth tags and potentially manipulate the data in Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4.2.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2020-1759?

Yes, users should update to the latest version of Red Hat Ceph Storage and Red Hat Openshift Container Storage to fix CVE-2020-1759.

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