CVE-2018-16878
pacemaker: Insufficient verification inflicted preference of uncontrolled processes can lead to DoS
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A flaw was found in pacemaker up to and including version 2.0.1. An insufficient verification inflicted preference of uncontrolled processes can lead to DoS
Se encontró un fallo en el software Pacemaker hasta la versión 2.0.1 inclusive. Una verificación insuficiente de los procesos preferentes no controlados puede llevar a una condición de denegación de servicios (DoS).
A flaw was found in pacemaker. An insufficient verification inflicted preference of uncontrolled processes can lead to DoS.
Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled client-server authentication. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled certain verifications. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information in log outputs. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.10, and Ubuntu 19.04. Various other issues were also addressed.
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2018-09-11 CVE Reserved
- 2019-04-18 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (15)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108039 | Broken Link | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00007.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16878 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://github.com/ClusterLabs/pacemaker/pull/1749 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Clusterlabs Search vendor "Clusterlabs" | Pacemaker Search vendor "Clusterlabs" for product "Pacemaker" | <= 2.0.1 Search vendor "Clusterlabs" for product "Pacemaker" and version " <= 2.0.1" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 19.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "19.04" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 28 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "28" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 29 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "29" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 30 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "30" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | 15.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.0" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | 42.3 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.3" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.1" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Tus" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Tus" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Tus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Tus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Tus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Tus" and version "8.6" | - |
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