CVE-2020-4411
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
19/05/2020
Last modified:
19/05/2020
Description
The Spectrum Scale 4.2.0.0 through 4.2.3.21 and 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.4.3 file system component is affected by a denial of service vulnerability in its kernel module that could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition on the affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, a local attacker could invoke a subset of ioctls on the Spectrum Scale device with non-valid arguments. This could allow the attacker to crash the kernel. IBM X-Force ID: 179986.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0.0 (including) | 4.2.3.21 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0.0 (including) | 5.0.4.3 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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