USN-6507-1: GlusterFS vulnerability

22 November 2023

GlusterFS could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted request.

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Details

It was discovered that GlusterFS incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
GlusterFS to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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