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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale CSI could allow insecure external command execution (CVE-2020-4981)

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 Scale5.0.4.1 - 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:

https://www.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

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
26 April 2021

UID

ibm16447077

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