A flaw was found in GlusterFS in versions prior to 3.10. A null pointer dereference in send_brick_req function in glusterfsd/src/gf_attach.c may be used to cause denial of service.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-15096 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | High |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | glusterfs | Not affected |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 | glusterfs | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glusterfs | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glusterfs | Not affected |
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