CVE-2018-11768: user/group information can be corrupted across storing in fsimage and reading back from fsimage

CVE-2018-11768 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-11-20

user/group information can be corrupted across storing in fsimage and reading back from fsimage

Technologies: org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-11768 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-11768 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-11768?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 November 2019.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.8.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-11768?
Yes. org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): upgrade to 2.8.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-11768?
Check whether you run org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): upgrade to 2.8.5 or later
    # set org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main to 2.8.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.8.5

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-11768
  • GHSA-hx83-rpqf-m267

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