Vulnerability in IBM General Parallel File System
CVE-2018-1431
A vulnerability in GSKit affects IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0 that could allow a local attacker to obtain control of the Spectrum Scale daemon and to access and modify files in the Spectrum Scale file system, and possibly to obtain administrator privileges on the node. IBM X-Force ID: 139240.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ibm General_parallel_file_system
- Ibm Spectrum Scale — versions 4.1.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3
- Ibm Spectrum_scale
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1431?
- CVE-2018-1431 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM General Parallel File System. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2018-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1431?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.