CVE-2018-14662: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-14662 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Improper Authorization vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 3.5, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 15-01-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
It was found Ceph versions before 13.2.4 that authenticated ceph users with read only permissions could steal dm-crypt encryption keys used in ceph disk encryption.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST3.5LowCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.5LowCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.49%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.49% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-285Improper AuthorizationThe product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
- CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceThe product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.
Affected systems
Known conditions: adjacent network, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat3 products
- ceph< 13.2.4
- ceph_storage2.0 | 3.0
- enterprise_linux_server7.0
Debian2 products
- ceph< 12.2.11+dfsg1-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
[unknown]1 product
- cephEOL13.2.4
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.10 | 19.04
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0
Ubuntu1 product
- ceph< 0.80.11-0ubuntu1.14.04.4+esm3 | < 10.2.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 12.2.11-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
6 vendors · 9 products
References
13 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00002.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14662X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00100.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00013.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory