Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability in PostgreSQL affects IBM Spectrum Protect™ Plus. This vulnerability could result in a local authenticated attacker gaining elevated privileges on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-15097
DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in the Red Hat Start scripts. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root access to the server machine.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/136153 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 and 10.1.1.
Remediation/Fixes
|
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Release |
First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 10.1 | 10.1.2 | Linux |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
24 September 2018 - Original 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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Internal Use Only
Advisory 10873 Record 11552
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Document Information
Modified date:
24 September 2018
UID
swg22016580