CVE-2016-0263

Summary

CVECVE-2016-0263
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-29 01:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionIBM Spectrum Scale 4.1 before 4.1.1.5 and 4.2 before 4.2.0.2 and General Parallel File System 3.5 before 3.5.0.30 allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a crafted mmapplypolicy command.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.10 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.11 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.12 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.13 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.14 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.15 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.16 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.17 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.18 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.19 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.20 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.21 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.22 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.23 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.24 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.25 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.26 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.27 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.28 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.29 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.3 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.4 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.5 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.6 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.7 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.8 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 3.5.0.9 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.3 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.4 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Scale 4.2.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Spectrum Scale 4.2.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM General Parallel File System CVE-2016-0263 Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM DB2 LUW GPFS Bugs Let Local Users Deny Service and Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Scale is affected by a security vulnerability (CVE-2016-0263) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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