Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a denial of service vulnerability in the Linux Kernel that affects IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-12114
DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c. By corrupting a mountpoint reference counter, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a system panic.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181378 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Plus | 10.1.0-10.1.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Spectrum Protect Plus Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 10.1 | 10.1.6 | Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5693313 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
14 June 2020: 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:
14 June 2020
UID
ibm16232338