1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6292-1

USN-6292-1: Ceph vulnerability

Publication date

16 August 2023

Overview

Ceph could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Releases

Packages

  • ceph - distributed storage and file system

Details

It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled crash dumps. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges to root.

It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled crash dumps. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges to root.

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
23.04 lunar ceph –  17.2.6-0ubuntu0.23.04.2
ceph-base –  17.2.6-0ubuntu0.23.04.2
ceph-common –  17.2.6-0ubuntu0.23.04.2

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