PT-2016-4181 · Ibm · Ibm General Parallel File System

John Fitzpatrick · Published 2016-06-19 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2016-0392

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.7 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 2.5.x through 2.5.5 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 3.x before 3.5.5 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 4.x before 4.0.3

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted parameter to a setuid program.

Recommendations For versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.7, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For versions 2.5.x through 2.5.5, update to version 2.5.5 or later to resolve the issue. For versions 3.x before 3.5.5, update to version 3.5.5 or later to resolve the issue. For versions 4.x before 4.0.3, update to version 4.0.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-0392

Affected Products

Ibm General Parallel File System

References · 8

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV84206 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0392 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0392 · Security Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005875 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/538620/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91082 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036458 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137373/IBM-GPFS-Spectrum-Scale-Command-Injection.html · Note