Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Microsoft® File Systems backup and restore log files may contain sensitive information.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-20536
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus File Systems Agent stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198836 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Microsoft File Systems backup and restore | 10.1.6-10.1.7 |
Remediation/Fixes
| IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
| 10.1 | 10.1.8 | Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6415111 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
23 April 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:
24 April 2021
UID
ibm16445739