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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Storage Scale System which could allow unauthorized access to user data or injection of arbitrary data in the communication protocol (CVE-2020-4927)

Security Bulletin


Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in all levels of IBM Storage Scale System which could allow unauthorized access to user data or injection of arbitrary data in the communication protocol . This vulnerability only affects Storage Scale clusters that host file systems. Clusters that only mount file systems owned by other Scale clusters are not impacted. A fix for this vulnerability is available.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-4927
DESCRIPTION:   A vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.0.5.0 through 5.1.6.1 core component could allow unauthorized access to user data or injection of arbitrary data in the communication protocol. IBM X-Force ID: 191695.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191695 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Storage Scale System6.1.0.0 - 6.1.6.1

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Storage Scale System levels V6.1.6.1 and lower, apply V6.1.8.0 or later available from FixCentral at:

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Elastic+Storage+Server+(ESS)&release=6.1.8&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

27 Jun 2023: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 June 2023

UID

ibm17007405