Description
ceph-deploy before 1.5.23 uses weak permissions (644) for ceph/ceph.client.admin.keyring, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1 | ceph-deploy | 1.5.22-0.4.rc1.el6cp | RHSA-2015:1092 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 | calamari-clients | 1.2.2+git.1428648634.40dfe5b-3.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1102-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 | ceph | 0.80.9-5.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1102-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 | ceph-deploy | 1.5.19+git.1431355031.6178cf3-9.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1102-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 | python-Pillow | 2.7.0-4.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1102-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 | python-djangorestframework | 2.3.12-4.2 | SUSE-SU-2015:1102-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ceph-deploy | < 1.5.23 | 1.5.23 | GHSA-9w4f-3v37-6f75 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2015:1092 Red Hat Security Advisory: ceph-deploy security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- SUSE-SU-2015:1102-1 Security update for SES 1.0 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
References
- FEDORA-2015-5953 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150409 Re: CVE Request for ceph-deploy world-readable keyring permissions mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920926
- [oss-security] 20150409 CVE Request for ceph-deploy world-readable keyring permissions mailing-list
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-deploy/pull/272
- RHSA-2015:1092 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-deploy/commit/eee56770393bf19ed2dd5389226c6190c08dee3f
- FEDORA-2015-5981 vendor-advisory
- 74043 vdb-entry