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General Parallel File System CVE-2016-2984

HIGH
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2016-11-25 psirt@us.ibm.com
Privilege Escalation IBM General Parallel File System Spectrum Scale
7.0
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 25, 2016 - 03:59 cve.org
HIGH 7.0

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.32 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.8 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted command-line parameters to a /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/ setuid program.

AnalysisAI

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.32 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.8 allow local users to gain privileges via. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.32 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.8 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted command-line parameters to a /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/ setuid program. Affected products include: Ibm Spectrum Scale, Ibm General Parallel File System. Version information: before 4.1.1.8.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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