CVE-2016-0392

Summary

CVECVE-2016-0392
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-19 20:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionIBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) in GPFS Storage Server 2.0.0 through 2.0.7 and Elastic Storage Server 2.5.x through 2.5.5, 3.x before 3.5.5, and 4.x before 4.0.3, as distributed in Spectrum Scale RAID, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted parameter to a setuid program.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.4 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.4HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.5.1 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.5.2 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.5.3 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.5.4 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 2.5.5 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.0.3 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.0.4 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.0.5 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.5.1 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.5.2 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.5.3 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 3.5.4 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 4.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 4.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Elastic Storage Server 4.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 2.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 2.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 2.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 2.0.3 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 2.0.4 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 2.0.5 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 2.0.6 All All All
Application Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server 2.0.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: The Elastic Storage Server and the GPFS Storage Server are affected by a vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale (CVE-2016-0392) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM DB2 LUW GPFS Bugs Let Local Users Deny Service and Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IV84206: MISC SERVICE UPDATES af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM Spectrum Scale and GPFS CVE-2016-0392 Local Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM GPFS / Spectrum Scale Command Injection ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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