ClevOS update for IBM Cloud Object Storage Systems



Published: 2022-09-12 | Updated: 2024-02-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 19
CVE-ID CVE-2021-27364
CVE-2021-3753
CVE-2021-32399
CVE-2021-22555
CVE-2021-29650
CVE-2021-29647
CVE-2021-28971
CVE-2021-28972
CVE-2021-28964
CVE-2021-27363
CVE-2021-27365
CVE-2021-33909
CVE-2021-3483
CVE-2020-36312
CVE-2021-3679
CVE-2021-3347
CVE-2021-31829
CVE-2020-28374
CVE-2021-31916
CWE-ID CWE-264
CWE-125
CWE-362
CWE-787
CWE-119
CWE-200
CWE-400
CWE-190
CWE-416
CWE-401
CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Vulnerability #4 is being exploited in the wild.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #12 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Clevo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 19 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU51452

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27364

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to iscsi_if_recv_msg() allows non-root users to connect and send commands to the Linux kernel. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU64210

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3753

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the vt_k_ioctl in drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU55257

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32399

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition  for removal of the HCI controller within net/bluetooth/hci_request.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU56017

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22555

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in net/netfilter/x_tables.c in Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.

5) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU56240

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29650

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/x_tables.c and include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h. A local user can trigger memory corruption upon the assignment of a new table value and cause denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU57040

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29647

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in qrtr_recvmsg(0 function in net/qrtr/qrtr.c caused by a partially uninitialized data structure. A local user can read sensitive information from kernel memory.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU64830

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28971

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to mishandling of PEBS status in a PEBS record In intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU56819

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28972

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c. A local administrator can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU63573

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28964

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the get_old_root() function in fs/btrfs/ctree.c component in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU51453

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27363

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the show_transport_handle() shows iSCSI transport handle to non-root users. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and use it along with another vulnerability, such as #VU51452, to escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU51451

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27365

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing Netlink messages in Linux kernel through 5.11.3, as certain iSCSI data structures do not have appropriate length constraints or checks, and can exceed the PAGE_SIZE value. A local unprivileged user can send a Netlink message that is associated with iSCSI, and has a length up to the maximum length of a Netlink message, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU55143

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33909

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow during size_t-to-int conversion when creating, mounting, and deleting a deep directory structure whose total path length exceeds 1GB. An unprivileged local user can write up to 10-byte string to an offset of exactly -2GB-10B below the beginning of a vmalloc()ated kernel buffer.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to exploit the our-of-bounds write vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

13) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU63659

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3483

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Nosy driver in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger use-after-free and to escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU67183

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36312

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the KVM hypervisor of the Linux kernel. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

15) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU63664

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3679

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to lack of CPU resource in the Linux kernel tracing module functionality when using trace ring buffer in a specific way. A privileged local user (with CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

16) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU52035

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3347

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to elevate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling PI futexes. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

17) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU67181

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31829

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the Linux kernel's eBPF verification code. A local user can insert eBPF instructions, use the eBPF verifier to abuse a spectre-like flaw and infer all system memory.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

18) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU49914

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28374

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c in the Linux kernel. A remote user with access to iSCSI LUN can send a specially crafted XCOPY request and read or write arbitrary files on the system.


Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

19) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU63574

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31916

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in list_devices in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Multi-device driver module. A special user (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) can trigger a buffer overflow in the ioctl for listing devices and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ClevOS: All versions

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-cloud-object-storage-systems-oct-2021-v1-3/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497781


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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