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CVE-2018-10924

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An...

5.3 MediumFix available

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.

Record
CVE-2018-10924
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2978 5.3

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.

Record
EUVD-2018-2978
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cjxq-5pxf-g82j 6.5

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An...

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.

Record
GHSA-cjxq-5pxf-g82j
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-772
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.3

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.

Record
CVE-2018-10924
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-772
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.

Record
CVE-2018-10924
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-10924 6.5

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10924
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10924 6.5

It was discovered that fsync(2) system call in glusterfs client code leaks memory. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to launch a denial of service attack by making gluster clients consume memory of the host machine.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10924
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0079-1 No score

Security update for glusterfs

This update for glusterfs fixes the following issues:

glusterfs was update to release 3.12.15:

  • Fixed a number of bugs and security issues:
  • CVE-2018-1088, CVE-2018-1112 [boo#1090084], CVE-2018-10904 [boo#1107018], CVE-2018-10907 [boo#1107019], CVE-2018-10911 [boo#1107020], CVE-2018-10913 [boo#1107021], CVE-2018-10914 [boo#1107022], CVE-2018-10923 [boo#1107023], CVE-2018-10924 [boo#1107024], CVE-2018-10926 [boo#1107025], CVE-2018-10927 [boo#1107026], CVE-2018-10928 [boo#1107027], CVE-2018-10928 [boo#1107027], CVE-2018-10929 [boo#1107028], CVE-2018-10930 [boo#1107029], boo#1105776 .
Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0079-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10794-1 No score

glusterfs-9.1-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the glusterfs-9.1-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10794-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4770-1 No score

glusterfs vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled network requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2014-3619)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled user permissions. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this to add himself to a trusted storage pool and perform privileged operations on volumes. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-10841)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled mounting gluster volumes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to also mount shared gluster volumes and escalate privileges through malicious cronjobs. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-1088)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled file paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-10904)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled mounting volumes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or run arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-10907)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled negative key length values. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-10911)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled FUSE requests. An attacker could use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-10913, CVE-2018-10914)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled the file creation process. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-10923)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled certain inputs. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-10924)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled RPC requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to write files to an arbitrary location and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-10926, CVE-2018-10927, CVE-2018-10928, CVE-2018-10929, CVE-2018-10930)

It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2018-10926, CVE-2018-10927, CVE-2018-10928, CVE-2018-10929, CVE-2018-10930 was incomplete. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14651)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled certain files. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14652)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled RPC requests. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2018-14653)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled mount volumes operation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-14654)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled certain files. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files. (CVE-2018-14659)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled certain inputs. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this is issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-14660)

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled strings. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14661)

Record
USN-4770-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
glusterfs
Debian:12
before 4.0.1-1
4.0.1-1
glusterfs
Debian:13
before 4.0.1-1
4.0.1-1
glusterfs
Debian:14
before 4.0.1-1
4.0.1-1
glusterfs
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 3.13.2-1ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
3.11.2-13.12.1-13.12.2-13.12.2-23.12.3-1
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3.13.0-13.13.2-13.13.2-1build13.13.2-1ubuntu1
3.13.2-1ubuntu1+esm1
glusterfs
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
before 3.4.2-1ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
3.2.7-3ubuntu23.4.1-1ubuntu13.4.1-2ubuntu13.4.2-1ubuntu1
3.4.2-1ubuntu1+esm1
glusterfs
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
before 3.7.6-1ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
3.7.3-1ubuntu13.7.3-1ubuntu23.7.6-1ubuntu1
3.7.6-1ubuntu1+esm1
glusterfs
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
before 3.13.2-1ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
3.11.2-13.12.1-13.12.2-13.12.2-23.12.3-1
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3.13.0-13.13.2-13.13.2-1build13.13.2-1ubuntu1
3.13.2-1ubuntu1+esm1
glusterfs
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 3.12.15-lp151.3.3.1
3.12.15-lp151.3.3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-10924 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Gluster Glusterfs, published September 4, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in glusterfs 4.0.1-1.

References

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