Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager that affects IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (CVE-2016-2894)

Summary The IBM Tivoli Storage Manger IBM Spectrum Protect Client is used as a component of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments. Information about a security vulnerability affecting the IBM Tivoli Manager...

Security Bulletin: Unauthorized Access Vulnerability affects IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client (CVE-2016-2894)

Summary When performing an archive and retrieve operation using a symbolic link, the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager IBM Spectrum Protect Client could allow a local user to access files they are otherwise not allowed to access. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-2894 DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Storage...

CVE-2016-2894

IBM Spectrum Protect formerly Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5 through 6.3 before 6.3.2.6, 6.4 before 6.4.3.3, and 7.1 before 7.1.6 allows local users to obtain sensitive retrieved data from arbitrary accounts in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging previous use of a symlink during archive and...

CVE-2016-2894

Summary: CVE-2016-2894 affects IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) clients and related VMware data-protection variants. A local user could disclose sensitive data from arbitrary accounts by exploiting the temporary files created during archive and retrieve operations that lever...