Security Bulletin: A privilege escalation vulnerability in nzhwinfo that affects IBM Netezza Platform Software clients.

Summary

Nzhwinfo is used by IBM Netezza Platform Software. IBM Netezza Platform Software has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1460** *DESCRIPTION: IBM Netezza Platform Software could allow a local user to modify a world writable file, which could be used to execute commands as root.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See_ _https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140211 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Netezza clients from any of the following releases:

• IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.0.4 - 7.2.1.6

Remediation/Fixes

For NPS clients that are running any of the affected releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the clients that are available in the following release:

Workarounds and Mitigations

None