First published: Sat Jan 02 2016(Updated: )
IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.3 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.29 and 4.1.x through 4.1.0.8 on AIX allow local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and node crash) via unspecified vectors.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
IBM General Parallel File System Storage Server | =3.5 | |
IBM Spectrum Scale | =4.1.1.0 | |
IBM Spectrum Scale | =4.1.1.1 | |
IBM Spectrum Scale | =4.1.1.2 |
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CVE-2015-7403 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2015-7403, upgrade IBM Spectrum Scale to version 4.1.1.3 or later and GPFS to version 3.5.0.29 or later.
CVE-2015-7403 affects IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.1.1.0 to 4.1.1.2 and GPFS versions prior to 3.5.0.29.
CVE-2015-7403 requires local access, so it cannot be exploited remotely.
CVE-2015-7403 is classified as a local denial of service vulnerability.