CVE-2015-5242

mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.23% (83rd) EPSS
CVSS 6 · medium
Is it mine?
6 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedswiftonfile-0:1.13.1-6.el6rhs.noarch as a component of Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1918
  • Fixedswiftonfile-0:1.13.1-6.el6rhs.src as a component of Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1918
  • Fixedswiftonfile-0:1.13.1-6.el7rhgs.noarch as a component of Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1918
  • Fixedswiftonfile-0:1.13.1-6.el7rhgs.src as a component of Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1918
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.0
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.06mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 6.8 · impact 6.4
v2.05.1mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v2.06mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-94USprimary
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affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2015:1918Red Hat Security Advisory: swiftonfile security update2015-10-20csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An updated swiftonfile package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2015-11-25modified 2026-06-17
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references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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