SB2018100208 - Red Hat update for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 director 



SB2018100208 - Red Hat update for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 director

Published: October 2, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018100208
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Network amplification (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000115)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct DDoS amplification attack against the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient control of network message volume. A remote attacker can scan for affected, insecure Memcached servers via UDP port 11211,spoof UDP packets, send a specially crafted request, trigger a response and conduct DDoS amplification attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.