Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale that could allow a unprivileged, auntheticated user to forcefully unterminate and deny access to data available through GPFS

Summary

IBM Spectrum Scale could allow an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to forcefully terminate GPFS and deny access to data available through GPFS.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1783 DESCRIPTION: IBM GPFS command line utility allows an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to forcefully terminate GPFS and deny access to data available through GPFS.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148806&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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

IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 thru V5.0.1.2

IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 thru V4.2.3.10

IBM Spectrum Scale V4.1.1.0 thru V4.1.1.20

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 thru V5.0.1.2, apply V5.0.2.0 available from FixCentral at
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=5.0.2&platform=All&function=all

For IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 thru V4.2.3.10, apply V4.2.3.11 available from FixCentral at
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=4.2.3&platform=All&function=all

For IBM Spectrum Scale V4.1.0.0 (GPFS) thru V4.1.1.20, apply V4.1.1.21 available from FixCentral at
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%2Bdefined%2Bstorage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=4.1.1&platform=All&function=all

If you cannot apply the latest level of service, contact IBM Service for an efix:

• IBM Specrum Scale V5.0.0.0 thru V5.0.1.2, reference APAR IJ08220
• IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.0.0 thru 4.2.3.10, reference APAR IJ08214
• IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.0.0 thru 4.1.1.20, reference APAR IJ08213

To contact IBM Service, see http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/

Workarounds and Mitigations

None