USN-5989-1: GlusterFS vulnerability

Publication date

30 March 2023

Overview

GlusterFS could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted request.

Releases


Packages

Details

Tao Lyu discovered that GlusterFS did not properly handle certain
event notifications. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service.

Tao Lyu discovered that GlusterFS did not properly handle certain
event notifications. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial glusterfs-client –  3.7.6-1ubuntu1+esm2  
glusterfs-server –  3.7.6-1ubuntu1+esm2  
glusterfs-common –  3.7.6-1ubuntu1+esm2  

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