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.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | spectrum_scale | 4.2.0.0 - 4.2.3.21 | - |
| ibm | spectrum_scale | 5.0.0.0 - 5.0.4.3 | - |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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ibm / spectrum_scale
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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