Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Scale Transparent Cloud Tiering is affected by a vulnerability which could allow access to sensitive information

Security Bulletin

Summary

A vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale Transparent Cloud Tiering could allow a remote attacker to access sensitive information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-4850
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Scale Transparent Cloud Tiering could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the leftover files after configuration.
CVSS Base score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190298 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
gpfs.tct.server	1.1.2
gpfs.tct.server	1.1.6
gpfs.tct.server	1.1.1
gpfs.tct.server	1.1.5
gpfs.tct.server	1.1.7
gpfs.tct.server	1.1.3
gpfs.tct.server	1.1.8
gpfs.tct.server	1.1.4

Remediation/Fixes

For Transparent Cloud Tiering 1.1.1.0 thru 1.1.8.4, apply Transparent Cloud Tiering 1.1.8.4 bundled with IBM Spectrum Scale V5.1.1.0 available from

FixCentral at: https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=5.1.1&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

18 May 2021: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Scale Transparent Cloud Tiering is affected by a vulnerability which could allow access to sensitive information