Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale could allow a local attacker to bypass the filesystem audit logging (CVE-2021-29671)

Summary A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale FAL that could allow a local attacker to bypass the FAL mechanism. A fix for this vulnerability is available. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2021-29671 DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Scale could allow a local attacker to bypas...

CVE-2021-29671

CVE-2021-29671 affects IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1, where a local attacker could bypass the filesystem audit logging mechanism when file audit logging is enabled. IBM’s bulletin confirms the affected product and provides a fix: upgrade to IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.2 or later (FixCentral). No exploi...