Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been identified in all levels of IBM Spectrum Scale CSI that could allow insecure external command execution. A fix for this vulnerability is available.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4981
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Scale could allow a local privileged user to overwrite files due to improper input validation.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192541 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Scale | 5.0.4.1 - 5.1.0.3 (CSI V1.0.0 - V2.1.0) |
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.4.1 through 5.1.0.3, apply V5.1.1 (CSI V2.2.0) or later available from FixCentral at:
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
23 Apr 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
26 April 2021
UID
ibm16447077