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glusterfs — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10923

It was found that the "mknod" call derived from mknod(2) can create files pointing to devices on a glusterfs server node. An authenticated attacker could use this to create an arbitrary device and read data from any device attached to the glusterfs server node.

Products
glusterfs
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.1.4-1
CVEs
CVE-2018-10923
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10923

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Sept 2018, 14:29 UTC

It was found that the "mknod" call derived from mknod(2) can create files pointing to devices on a glusterfs server node. An authenticated attacker could use this to create an arbitrary device and read data from any device attached to the glusterfs server node.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10923

glusterfs

Fixed versions: 4.1.4-1

glusterfs

Fixed versions: 4.1.4-1

glusterfs

Fixed versions: 4.1.4-1

Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:03:53.387596777Z",
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