PT-2022-9040 · Ibm · Spectrum Scale

Published 2022-03-01 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2020-4925

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Spectrum Scale versions 5.0 through 5.1

Description A security issue in Spectrum Scale allows a non-root user to overflow the mmfsd daemon with requests, preventing it from servicing other requests.

Recommendations For Spectrum Scale version 5.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Spectrum Scale version 5.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the mmfsd daemon to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4925

Affected Products

Spectrum Scale

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4925 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191599 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560094 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4925 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/38265 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/27963 · Telegram Post