1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6613-1

USN-6613-1: Ceph vulnerability

Publication date

29 January 2024

Overview

Ceph could be made to bypass authorization checks if it received a specially crafted request.

Releases

Packages

  • ceph - distributed storage and file system

Details

Lucas Henry discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled specially
crafted POST requests. An uprivileged user could use this to
bypass Ceph’s authorization checks and upload a file to any bucket.

Lucas Henry discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled specially
crafted POST requests. An uprivileged user could use this to
bypass Ceph’s authorization checks and upload a file to any bucket.

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
23.10 mantic ceph –  18.2.0-0ubuntu3.1
ceph-base –  18.2.0-0ubuntu3.1
ceph-common –  18.2.0-0ubuntu3.1
22.04 jammy ceph –  17.2.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
ceph-base –  17.2.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
ceph-common –  17.2.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
20.04 focal ceph –  15.2.17-0ubuntu0.20.04.6
ceph-base –  15.2.17-0ubuntu0.20.04.6
ceph-common –  15.2.17-0ubuntu0.20.04.6
18.04 bionic ceph –  12.2.13-0ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1  
ceph-base –  12.2.13-0ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1  
ceph-common –  12.2.13-0ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1  
16.04 xenial ceph –  10.2.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm1  
ceph-common –  10.2.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm1  
14.04 trusty ceph –  0.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.4+esm2  
ceph-common –  0.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.4+esm2  

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