First published: Wed Oct 09 2019(Updated: )
A security vulnerability has been identified in all levels of IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) that could allow a local attacker to obtain root privilege by injecting parameters into setuid files.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
IBM Spectrum Scale | >=4.2.0.0<=4.2.3.17 | |
IBM Spectrum Scale | >=5.0.0.0<=5.0.3.2 |
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CVE-2019-4558 is a security vulnerability identified in all levels of IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) that could allow a local attacker to obtain root privilege by injecting parameters into setuid files.
CVE-2019-4558 affects IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 through V5.0.3.2 and IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 through V4.2.3.17.
CVE-2019-4558 has a severity value of 8.1, which is considered high.
A local attacker can exploit CVE-2019-4558 by injecting parameters into setuid files to obtain root privilege.
To fix CVE-2019-4558 in IBM Spectrum Scale, it is recommended to update to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability. Refer to the IBM support page for more details.