CVE-2021-20288

HIGH

Linuxfoundation Ceph < 14.2.21 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule

Description

An authentication flaw was found in ceph in versions before 14.2.20. When the monitor handles CEPHX_GET_AUTH_SESSION_KEY requests, it doesn't sanitize other_keys, allowing key reuse. An attacker who can request a global_id can exploit the ability of any user to request a global_id previously associated with another user, as ceph does not force the reuse of old keys to generate new ones. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 39.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-287
Status published

Affected Products (6)

linuxfoundation/ceph < 14.2.21
redhat/ceph_storage
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora
debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Apr 15, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026