PT-2019-17128 · Ibm · Ibm Spectrum Scale

Published 2019-10-09 · Updated 2019-10-11 · CVE-2019-4558

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.2.0.0 through 4.2.3.17 IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.3.2

Description A security issue has been identified that could allow a local attacker to obtain root privilege by injecting parameters into setuid files.

Recommendations For IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.2.0.0 through 4.2.3.17, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.3.2, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to setuid files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-4558

Affected Products

Ibm Spectrum Scale

References · 4

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/1073732 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4558 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166282 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4558 · Security Note