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CVE-2018-16846

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial...

6.5 MediumFix available

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.14%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.

Record
CVE-2018-16846
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-770
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8642 6.5

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.

Record
EUVD-2018-8642
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
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77fq-6x6c-cq7q 6.5

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial...

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.

Record
GHSA-77fq-6x6c-cq7q
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.5

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.

Record
CVE-2018-16846
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.

Record
CVE-2018-16846
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-16846 6.5

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16846
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2019:2538 6.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2019:2538
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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16846 6.5

It was found in Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph RGW users can cause a denial of service against OMAPs holding bucket indices.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16846
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1284-1 No score

Security update for ceph

This update for ceph version 13.2.4 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-14662: Fixed an issue with LUKS 'config-key' safety (bsc#1111177)
  • CVE-2018-10861: Fixed an authorization bypass on OSD pool ops in ceph-mon (bsc#1099162)
  • CVE-2018-1128: Fixed signature check bypass in cephx (bsc#1096748)
  • CVE-2018-1129: Fixed replay attack in cephx protocol (bsc#1096748)
  • CVE-2018-16846: Enforced bounds on max-keys/max-uploads/max-parts in rgw (bsc#1114710)

Non-security issues fixed:

  • ceph-volume Python 3 fixes (bsc#1114567)
  • Fixed python3 module loading (bsc#1086613)
  • Fixed an issue where ceph build fails (bsc#1084645)
  • ceph's SPDK builds with march=native (bsc#1101262)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1284-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0499-1 No score

Security update for ceph

This update for ceph fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-14662: mon: limit caps allowed to access the config store (bsc#1111177)
  • CVE-2018-16846: rgw: enforce bounds on max-keys/max-uploads/max-parts (bsc#1114710)
  • CVE-2018-16889: rgw: sanitize customer encryption keys from log output in v4 auth (bsc#1121567)

Non-security issue fixed:

  • os/bluestore: avoid frequent allocator dump on bluefs rebalance failure (bsc#1113246)
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0499-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0586-1 No score

Security update for ceph

This update for ceph version 13.2.4 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-14662: Fixed an issue with LUKS 'config-key' safety (bsc#1111177)
  • CVE-2018-10861: Fixed an authorization bypass on OSD pool ops in ceph-mon (bsc#1099162)
  • CVE-2018-1128: Fixed signature check bypass in cephx (bsc#1096748)
  • CVE-2018-1129: Fixed replay attack in cephx protocol (bsc#1096748)
  • CVE-2018-16846: Enforced bounds on max-keys/max-uploads/max-parts in rgw

Non-security issues fixed:

  • ceph-volume Python 3 fixes (bsc#1114567)
  • fix python3 module loading (bsc#1086613)
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0586-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4035-1 No score

ceph vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled read only permissions. An authenticated attacker could use this issue to obtain dm-crypt encryption keys. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-14662)

It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled certain OMAPs holding bucket indices. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-16846)

It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly sanitized certain debug logs. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain encryption key information. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 18.10 and Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2018-16889)

It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled certain civetweb requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.10 and Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-3821)

Record
USN-4035-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ceph
Debian:12
before 12.2.11+dfsg1-1
12.2.11+dfsg1-1
ceph
Debian:13
before 12.2.11+dfsg1-1
12.2.11+dfsg1-1
ceph
Debian:14
before 12.2.11+dfsg1-1
12.2.11+dfsg1-1
ceph
Debian:8
before 0.80.7-2+deb8u3, plus listed versions
0.80.7-20.80.7-2+deb8u10.80.7-2+deb8u2
0.80.7-2+deb8u3
ceph
Debian:9
before 10.2.11-2+deb9u1, plus listed versions
10.2.11-110.2.11-210.2.5-7.210.2.7-0exp1
10.2.11-2+deb9u1
ceph
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-base
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-common
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-debuginfo
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-mgr
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ceph-mon
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-selinux
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-test
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
libcephfs-devel
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
libcephfs2
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
librados-devel
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
librados2
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
libradosstriper1
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
librbd-devel
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
librbd1
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
librgw-devel
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
librgw2
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
python-cephfs
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
python-rados
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
python-rbd
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
python-rgw
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-osd
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-ansible
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:3.2.24-1.el7cp
0:3.2.24-1.el7cp
ceph-fuse
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-iscsi-config
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.6-19.el7cp
0:2.6-19.el7cp
ceph-mds
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph-radosgw
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
cephmetrics
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.0.6-1.el7cp
0:2.0.6-1.el7cp
cephmetrics-ansible
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.0.6-1.el7cp
0:2.0.6-1.el7cp
libntirpc
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:1.7.4-1.el7cp
0:1.7.4-1.el7cp
libntirpc-debuginfo
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:1.7.4-1.el7cp
0:1.7.4-1.el7cp
nfs-ganesha
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.7.4-10.el7cp
0:2.7.4-10.el7cp
nfs-ganesha-ceph
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.7.4-10.el7cp
0:2.7.4-10.el7cp
nfs-ganesha-debuginfo
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.7.4-10.el7cp
0:2.7.4-10.el7cp
nfs-ganesha-rgw
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.7.4-10.el7cp
0:2.7.4-10.el7cp
python-crypto
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.6.1-16.el7ost
0:2.6.1-16.el7ost
python-crypto-debuginfo
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.6.1-16.el7ost
0:2.6.1-16.el7ost
python2-crypto
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 0:2.6.1-16.el7ost
0:2.6.1-16.el7ost
rbd-mirror
Red Hat:ceph_storage:3::el7
before 2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
2:12.2.12-45.el7cp
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 5
before 12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
12.2.10+git.1549630712.bb089269ea-2.27.2
ceph
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 13.2.4.125+gad802694f5-3.7.2
13.2.4.125+gad802694f5-3.7.2
ceph
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.67.4-0ubuntu20.67.4-0ubuntu30.72-0ubuntu10.72.1-0ubuntu10.72.1-2
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0.72.1-30.72.2-10.72.2-20.78-0ubuntu10.79-0ubuntu10.80.1-0ubuntu10.80.1-0ubuntu1.10.80.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.80.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.80.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.80.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.20.80.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.80.10-0ubuntu1.14.04.20.80.10-0ubuntu1.14.04.30.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.10.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.20.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.30.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.40.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.4+esm20.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.4+esm30.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.4+esm4
None known
ceph
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 10.2.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, plus listed versions
0.94.3-0ubuntu20.94.5-0ubuntu19.2.0-0ubuntu39.2.0-0ubuntu49.2.0-0ubuntu5
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9.2.0-0ubuntu610.0.2-0ubuntu110.0.3-0ubuntu110.0.5-0ubuntu110.1.0-0ubuntu110.1.1-0ubuntu110.1.2-0ubuntu110.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.110.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.210.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.210.2.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.210.2.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.110.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.110.2.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.110.2.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.110.2.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.110.2.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
10.2.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
ceph
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 12.2.11-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions
12.2.0-0ubuntu112.2.1-0ubuntu112.2.2-0ubuntu112.2.2-0ubuntu212.2.4-0ubuntu1
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12.2.4-0ubuntu1.112.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.112.2.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.112.2.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
12.2.11-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
ceph
openSUSE:Leap 15.0
before 13.2.4.125+gad802694f5-lp150.2.3.1
13.2.4.125+gad802694f5-lp150.2.3.1
ceph-test
openSUSE:Leap 15.0
before 13.2.4.125+gad802694f5-lp150.2.3.1
13.2.4.125+gad802694f5-lp150.2.3.1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2018-16846 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in [unknown] Ceph, published January 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.14%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in ceph 12.2.11+dfsg1-1.

References

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