CVE-2021-20288

Severity
7.2HIGH
EPSS
0.2%
top 58.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 15
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An authentication flaw was found in ceph in versions before 14.2.20. When the monitor handles CEPHX_GET_AUTH_SESSION_KEY requests, it doesn't sanitize other_keys, allowing key reuse. An attacker who can request a global_id can exploit the ability of any user to request a global_id previously associated with another user, as ceph does not force the reuse of old keys to generate new ones. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availabi

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinuxfoundation/ceph< 14.2.21
Debianceph< 14.2.20-1+3
CVEListV5cephceph 14.2.20

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, Fedora 32, 33, 34

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
GHSA
GHSA-39jx-6759-44c6: An authentication flaw was found in ceph in versions before 142022-05-24
OSV
ceph vulnerabilities2021-11-01
OSV
ceph vulnerabilities2021-06-25
CVEList
CVE-2021-20288: An authentication flaw was found in ceph in versions before 142021-04-15
OSV
CVE-2021-20288: An authentication flaw was found in ceph in versions before 142021-04-15

📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Ceph vulnerabilities2021-11-01
Ubuntu
Ceph vulnerabilities2021-06-25
Red Hat
ceph: Unauthorized global_id reuse in cephx2021-04-14
Debian
CVE-2021-20288: ceph - An authentication flaw was found in ceph in versions before 14.2.20. When the mo...2021
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