What is the severity of CVE-2020-4217?

CVE-2020-4217 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can disrupt the functionality of an IBM Spectrum Scale cluster.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4217?

To remediate CVE-2020-4217, please apply the latest patches or updates provided by IBM for affected versions of Spectrum Scale.

Which versions of IBM Spectrum Scale are affected by CVE-2020-4217?

IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.2.0.0 to 4.2.3.19 and 5.0.0.0 to 5.0.4.2 are impacted by CVE-2020-4217.

What impact does CVE-2020-4217 have on IBM Spectrum Scale?

CVE-2020-4217 allows an attacker to cause the mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to exit unexpectedly, affecting file system availability.

Who can be affected by CVE-2020-4217?

Any organization using IBM Spectrum Scale versions within the specified ranges may be susceptible to the denial of service attack described in CVE-2020-4217.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-4217

high

7.5

CWE

754

9/3/2020

16/9/2024

CVE-2020-4217

First published: Mon Mar 09 2020(Updated: )

The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM Spectrum Scale	>=4.2.0.0<=4.2.3.19
IBM Spectrum Scale	>=5.0.0.0<=5.0.4.2
	<=All

Remedy

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5693463

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IBM-5693463

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-4217?
CVE-2020-4217 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can disrupt the functionality of an IBM Spectrum Scale cluster.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4217?
To remediate CVE-2020-4217, please apply the latest patches or updates provided by IBM for affected versions of Spectrum Scale.
Which versions of IBM Spectrum Scale are affected by CVE-2020-4217?
IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.2.0.0 to 4.2.3.19 and 5.0.0.0 to 5.0.4.2 are impacted by CVE-2020-4217.
What impact does CVE-2020-4217 have on IBM Spectrum Scale?
CVE-2020-4217 allows an attacker to cause the mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to exit unexpectedly, affecting file system availability.
Who can be affected by CVE-2020-4217?
Any organization using IBM Spectrum Scale versions within the specified ranges may be susceptible to the denial of service attack described in CVE-2020-4217.

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