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CVE-2018-10913

glusterfs: Information Exposure in posix_get_file_contents function in posix-helpers.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 4, 2018

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability was discovered in glusterfs server. An attacker could issue a xattr request via glusterfs FUSE to determine the existence of any file.

Statement

This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as the flaw is present in glusterfs-server, which is not shipped there.

This flaw affects glusterfs versions included in Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor. However, in recommended configurations, the vulnerability is only exposed to hypervisor administrators and can not be exploited from virtual machines or other hosts on the network.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

SELinux mitigates this issue on Red Hat Gluster Storage 3. SELinux should be in enforcing mode only as permissive mode does not block attacks.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE-209 · Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information