IBM Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale that could allow a unprivileged, auntheticated user to forcefully unterminate and deny access to data available through GPFS

Oct 4, 2018 9:01 am EDT

Categorized: Medium Severity

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IBM Spectrum Scale could allow an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to forcefully terminate GPFS and deny access to data available through GPFS.

CVE(s): CVE-2018-1783

Affected product(s) and affected version(s):

IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 thru V5.0.1.2

IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 thru V4.2.3.10

IBM Spectrum Scale V4.1.1.0 thru V4.1.1.20

Refer to the following reference URLs for remediation and additional vulnerability details:
Source Bulletin: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732717
X-Force Database: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148806

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