CVE-2020-25677: Medium severity ceph vulnerability

Published Oct 27, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in Ceph-ansible v4.0.41 where it creates an /etc/ceph/iscsi-gateway.conf with insecure default permissions. This flaw allows any user on the system to read sensitive information within this file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Other sources

A flaw was found in Ceph-ansible where it creates an /etc/ceph/iscsi-gateway.conf with insecure default permissions. This flaw allows any user on the system to read sensitive information within this file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

ceph-ansible creates /etc/ceph/iscsi-gateway.conf with insecure ownership. This file contains sensitive information that can be read by any user on the system.

Red Hat

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ceph-ansible<0:4.0.41-1.el8c
0:4.0.41-1.el8c
redhat/ceph-ansible<4.0.41
4.0.41
ceph Ceph-ansible=4.0.41
redhat Ceph Storage=3.0
redhat Ceph Storage=4.0

Event History

Nov 23, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Dec 8, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:02 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:02 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-25677.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'A flaw was found in Ceph-ansible where it creates an /etc/ceph/iscsi-gateway.conf with insecure default permissions.'

3

What software is affected by this vulnerability?

The software affected by this vulnerability is Ceph-ansible v4.0.41.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25677?

The severity of CVE-2020-25677 is medium.

5

How can I fix the vulnerability?

To fix the vulnerability, update Ceph-ansible to version 4.0.41 or apply the appropriate security patches.

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