IBM Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Samba affects IBM Spectrum Scale SMB protocol access method (CVE-2018-10858)
Oct 30, 2018 9:01 am EDT
Categorized: High Severity
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A Samba vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Scale SMB protocol access method to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by libsmbclient. By sending an overly long filename, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVE(s): CVE-2018-10858
Affected product(s) and affected version(s):
IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 thru V5.0.2.0
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=ibm10732876
X-Force Database: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148710
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