In Apache Hadoop 3.1.0 to 3.1.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.3, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.8.4, the user/group information can be corrupted across storing in fsimage and reading back from fsimage.
CVE-2018-11768
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.3%, top 20% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 93.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 4, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (20)
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2067a797b330530a6932f4b08f703b3173253d0a2b7c8c524e54adaf%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2c9cc65864be0058a5d5ed2025dfb9c700bf23d352b0c826c36ff96a%40%3Chdfs-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/72ca514e01cd5f08151e74f9929799b4cbe1b6e9e6cd24faa72ffcc6%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b609d4392d886711e694cf40d86f770022baf42a1b1aa97e8244c87%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/caacbbba2dcc1105163f76f3dfee5fbd22e0417e0783212787086378%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ceb16af9139ab0fea24aef935b6321581976887df7ad632e9a515dda%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ea6d2dfbefab8ebe46be18b05136b83ae53b7866f1bc60c680a2b600%40%3Chdfs-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f20bb4e055d8394fc525cc7772fb84096f706389043e76220c8a29a4%40%3Chdfs-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02e39d7beb32eebcdbb4b516e95f67d71c90d5d462b26f4078d21eeb%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02e39d7beb32eebcdbb4b516e95f67d71c90d5d462b26f4078d21eeb%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2067a797b330530a6932f4b08f703b3173253d0a2b7c8c524e54adaf%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2c9cc65864be0058a5d5ed2025dfb9c700bf23d352b0c826c36ff96a%40%3Chdfs-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/72ca514e01cd5f08151e74f9929799b4cbe1b6e9e6cd24faa72ffcc6%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b609d4392d886711e694cf40d86f770022baf42a1b1aa97e8244c87%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/caacbbba2dcc1105163f76f3dfee5fbd22e0417e0783212787086378%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main | 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.1.0 | 3.1.1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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