Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale and GPFS
CVE-2015-7403

4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Spectrum Scale
General Parallel File System
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 January 2016

Summary

The vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale and General Parallel File System (GPFS) can be exploited by local users to initiate a denial of service. This arises from an incorrect pointer dereference, leading to node crashes. The vulnerability poses significant risks as it can disrupt service availability, potentially impacting critical data management processes.

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005452
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035094
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79805
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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