#VU85833 Resource exhaustion in Storage Ceph - CVE-2023-46159

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85833

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46159

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Local network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Storage Ceph
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a user in adjacent network to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A user in adjacent network can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack from RGW.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Storage Ceph : before 6.1z2

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External links
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7109101

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.