Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2018109230000000
Revision Date:2018-09-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-10923 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:It was found that the "mknod" call derived from mknod(2) can create files pointing to devices on a glusterfs server node. An authenticated attacker could use this to create an arbitrary device and read data from any device attached to the glusterfs server node. It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled file creation. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-10923
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND glusterfs package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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