CVE-2020-25678: Medium severity ceph vulnerability

Published Oct 27, 2020
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Updated

A flaw was found in ceph in versions prior to 16.y.z where ceph stores mgr module passwords in clear text. This can be found by searching the mgr logs for grafana and dashboard, with passwords visible.

Other sources

A flaw was found in Ceph where Ceph stores mgr module passwords in clear text. This issue can be found by searching the mgr logs for Grafana and dashboard, with passwords visible. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Mgr modules' passwords are in clear text in mgr logs, visible as plaintext with sudo.

Red Hat

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ceph<2:14.2.11-147.el7c
2:14.2.11-147.el7c
redhat/ceph-ansible<0:4.0.49.2-1.el8c
0:4.0.49.2-1.el8c
redhat/gperftools<0:2.6.3-3.el8c
0:2.6.3-3.el8c
redhat/tcmu-runner<0:1.5.2-2.el7c
0:1.5.2-2.el7c
redhat Ceph<16.2.0
redhat Ceph Storage=4.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=33

Event History

Oct 27, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:35 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Nov 23, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jan 8, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:59 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:59 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this flaw in Ceph?

The vulnerability ID for this flaw in Ceph is CVE-2020-25678.

2

What is the impact of CVE-2020-25678?

The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

3

How can I identify if my Ceph installation is affected by CVE-2020-25678?

You can identify if your Ceph installation is affected by searching the mgr logs for Grafana and dashboard, with passwords visible.

4

What is the severity level of CVE-2020-25678?

The severity level of CVE-2020-25678 is medium.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-25678?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-25678 at the following references: [link 1](https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/37503), [link 2](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1900681), [link 3](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1452).

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