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CVE-2018-14662

It was found Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph users with read only permissions could steal dm-crypt encryption keys used in ceph disk encryption.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.7, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from redhat, from debian, from opensuse and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-01-15T21:29:00.697

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:49:32.323

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

5.1

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-285
Type: Secondary
CWE-732

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	ceph	< 13.2.4	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.0	Yes
Application	redhat	ceph_storage	2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	ceph_storage	3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	19.04	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00100.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2538 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2541 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14662 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://ceph.com/releases/13-2-4-mimic-released Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4035-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00100.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2538 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2541 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14662 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://ceph.com/releases/13-2-4-mimic-released Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4035-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.