User/Group Information Corruption in Apache Hadoop Software
CVE-2018-11768

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Hadoop
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 October 2019

What is CVE-2018-11768?

In certain versions of Apache Hadoop, an issue exists that leads to potential corruption of user and group information when data is stored in the fsimage. This problem arises during the process of reading back data from the fsimage, potentially affecting system data integrity and user permissions. As a result, organizations using these affected versions are advised to review their implementations and consider upgrading to minimize risk.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Hadoop Apache Hadoop 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.3, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.8.4

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2067a797b330530a6932...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/caacbbba2dcc1105163f...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ea6d2dfbefab8ebe46be...
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EPSS Score

6% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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