Security Bulletin: IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 is affected by a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could execute commands as root ( CVE-2020-4273)

Security Bulletin

Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in all levels of IBM Elastic Storage System that could allow an unprivileged user to execute commands as root. A fix for this vulnerability is available.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-4273
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 could allow a local unprivileged attacker with intimate knowledge of the enviornment to execute commands as root using specially crafted input. IBM X-Force ID: 175977.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175977 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Elastic Storage System 3000	6.0.0 through 6.0.0.1

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 V6.0.0 thru 6.0.0.1, apply V6.0.0.2 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=6.0.0&platform=All&function=all

If you are unable to upgrade to ESS 3000 V6.0.0.2, contact IBM Service to obtain an efix:

- For IBM Elastic Storage System 6.0.0 - 6.0.0.1, reference APAR IJ23438

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

21 Apr 2020: Final version published.

*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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Security Bulletin: IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 is affected by a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could execute commands as root ( CVE-2020-4273)