Headline
CVE-2020-4925: Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale where mmfsd daemon can be prevented from servicing requests (CVE-2020-4925)
A security vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.0 and 5.1 allows a non-root user to overflow the mmfsd daemon with requests and preventing the daemon to service other requests. IBM X-Force ID: 191599.
Summary
A security vulnerability has been identified in all levels of IBM Spectrum Scale where mmfsd daemon can be prevented from servicing requests. A fix for this vulnerability is available
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4925
DESCRIPTION: A security vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale allows a non-root user to overflow the mmfsd daemon with requests and preventing the daemon to service other requests.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191599 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s)
Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Scale
ALL
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Off
Change History
11 Feb 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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