Security Bulletin
Summary
A fix is available for IBM Storwize V7000 Unified, for GPFS security vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Details
IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) is a high-performance clustered file system. It is used in IBM Storwize V7000 Unified.
CVEID: CVE-2015-0197
DESCRIPTION: IBM General Parallel File System could allow a local attacker which only has a non-privileged account to execute programs with root privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 6.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101224 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
CVEID: CVE-2015-0199
DESCRIPTION: IBM General Parallel File System allows attackers to cause memory corruption. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101226 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
The product is affected when running a code releases 1.3.0.0 to 1.5.2.0
Remediation/Fixes
A fix for these issues is in version 1.5.2.1 of IBM Storwize V7000 Unified. Customers running an affected version of Storwize V7000 Unified should upgrade to 1.5.2.1 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.
Latest Storwize V7000 Unified Software
Workarounds and Mitigations
Workaround(s): None
Mitigation(s): Ensure that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.
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References
Change History
5 May 2015: First draft
*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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Internal Use Only
CQ S1059016 [PSIRT 3033] IBM product record 53617 for SONAS and 53619 for IFS - IBM GPFS is affected by security vulnerabilities (CVE-2015-0197, CVE-2015-0198, CVE-2015-0199)
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1005239