Description
glusterfs is vulnerable to privilege escalation on gluster server nodes. An authenticated gluster client via TLS could use gluster cli with --remote-host command to add it self to trusted storage pool and perform privileged gluster operations like adding other machines to trusted storage pool, start, stop, and delete volumes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | glusterfs | all | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | glusterfs | 4.1.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | glusterfs | 4.1.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | glusterfs | 4.1.2-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | glusterfs | 3.8.8-1+deb9u1 | DLA-2806-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | glusterfs | 3.13.2-1ubuntu1+esm1 | USN-4770-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | glusterfs | 3.7.6-1ubuntu1+esm1 | USN-4770-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | glusterfs | 3.4.2-1ubuntu1+esm1 | USN-4770-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | glusterfs +9 | 3.8.4-54.10.el7 | RHSA-2018:1954 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 | glusterfs +9 | 3.8.4-54.10.el7 | RHSA-2018:1955, RHSA-2018:1954 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 | glusterfs-events +4 | 3.8.4-54.10.el7rhgs | RHSA-2018:1955, RHSA-2018:1954 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2018:1954 Red Hat Security Advisory: glusterfs security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 1, 2026
- RHSA-2018:1955 Red Hat Security Advisory: glusterfs security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 1, 2026
- USN-4770-1 glusterfs vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 29, 2026
- DLA-2806-1 glusterfs - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10841
- RHSA-2018:1955 vendor-advisory
- https://review.gluster.org/#/c/20328/
- RHSA-2018:1954 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201904-06 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211101 [SECURITY] [DLA 2806-1] glusterfs security update mailing-list