USN-4304-1: Ceph vulnerability
ceph vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
Ceph could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted
network traffic.
Software Description
- ceph – distributed storage and file system
Details
Or Friedman discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled disconnects. A remote
authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ceph to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- ceph – 14.2.4-0ubuntu0.19.10.2
- ceph-base – 14.2.4-0ubuntu0.19.10.2
- ceph-common – 14.2.4-0ubuntu0.19.10.2
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- ceph – 12.2.12-0ubuntu0.18.04.5
- ceph-base – 12.2.12-0ubuntu0.18.04.5
- ceph-common – 12.2.12-0ubuntu0.18.04.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4304-1: Ceph vulnerability
