CVE-2016-2984

High

Description

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.32 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.8 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted command-line parameters to a /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/ setuid program.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
ProductIbm Spectrum Scale
PublishedNov 25, 2016
First seenNov 25, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ibm spectrum_scale4.1.1.0, 4.1.1.1, 4.1.1.2, 4.1.1.3, 4.1.1.4, 4.1.1.5, 4.1.1.6, 4.1.1.7, 4.1.1.8, 4.2.0.0, 4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.2, 4.2.0.3—
ibm general_parallel_file_system3.5.0.0, 3.5.0.1, 3.5.0.2, 3.5.0.3, 3.5.0.4, 3.5.0.5, 3.5.0.6, 3.5.0.7, 3.5.0.8, 3.5.0.9, 3.5.0.10, 3.5.0.11, 3.5.0.12, 3.5.0.13, 3.5.0.14, 3.5.0.15, 3.5.0.16, 3.5.0.17, 3.5.0.18, 3.5.0.19, 3.5.0.20, 3.5.0.21, 3.5.0.22, 3.5.0.23, 3.5.0.24, 3.5.0.25, 3.5.0.26, 3.5.0.27, 3.5.0.28, 3.5.0.29, 3.5.0.30, 3.5.0.31, 4.1.0.0, 4.1.0.1, 4.1.0.2, 4.1.0.3, 4.1.0.4, 4.1.0.5, 4.1.0.6, 4.1.0.7, 4.1.0.8—

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