# CVE-2018-10904: It was found that glusterfs server does not properly sanitize file paths in the "trusted.io-stats-dump" extended attribute which is used by

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat glusterfs: version range not reported

## Description

It was found that glusterfs server does not properly sanitize file paths in the "trusted.io-stats-dump" extended attribute which is used by the "debug/io-stats" translator. Attacker can use this flaw to create files and execute arbitrary code. To exploit this attacker would require sufficient access to modify the extended attributes of files on a gluster volume.

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2607
- https://review.gluster.org/#/c/glusterfs/+/21072/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00021.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2608
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10904
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00035.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html

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