CVE-2018-16889
Ceph does not properly sanitize encryption keys in debug logging for v4 auth. This results in the leaking of encryption key information in log files via plaintext. Versions up to v13.2.4 are
02 Description
Ceph does not properly sanitize encryption keys in debug logging for v4 auth. This results in the leaking of encryption key information in log files via plaintext. Versions up to v13.2.4 are
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 44.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-01-28 14:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 10:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-09-11
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileBase
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationBase
- CWE-538Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or DirectoryBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 89a9b5ad1193b9ed7afe9b439e027dc7b298380ab0c3fbcc5efdffd9c44b618d
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com106528http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106528
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16889
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4035-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4035-1/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2538https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2538
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2541https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2541
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ceph Fixed in 12.2.11+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ceph Fixed in 12.2.11+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ceph Fixed in 12.2.11+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- ceph Fixed in 10.2.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- ceph Fixed in 12.2.11-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.