Description
A flaw was found in the ceph-ansible playbook where it contained hardcoded passwords that were being used as default passwords while deploying Ceph services. Any authenticated attacker can abuse this flaw to brute-force Ceph deployments, and gain administrator access to Ceph clusters via the Ceph dashboard to initiate read, write, and delete Ceph clusters and also modify Ceph cluster configurations. Versions before ceph-ansible 6.0.0alpha1 are affected.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ceph-ansible | ceph-ansible 6.0.0alpha1 | — |
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 4 | ceph-ansible | 4.0.23-1.el7cp | RHSA-2020:2231 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | smartmontools | 1:7.1-1.el8 | RLSA-2020:2231 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2020:2231 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage 4.1 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RLSA-2020:2231 Important: Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation Ceph Storage 4.1 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 5, 2026