MGASA-2021-0126

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    MGASA-2021-0126

    Published: 12 Mar 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated ceph packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: A flaw was found in Ceph where Ceph stores mgr module passwords in clear text. This issue can be found by searching the mgr logs for Grafana and dashboard with passwords visible. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality (CVE-2020-25678). A flaw was found in ceph-dashboard. The JSON Web Token (JWT) used for user authentication is stored by the frontend application in the browser’s localStorage which is potentially vulnerable to attackers via XSS attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity (CVE-2020-27839).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0126.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28538, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/OQTBKVXVYP7GPQNZ5VASOIJHMLK7727M/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ceph

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ceph?arch=source&distro=mageia-8

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -15.2.9-1.mga8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    MGASA-2021-0126 | CVE-DB