Input validation error in IBM Spectrum Scale

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU75796

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30434

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application to cause a kernel panic and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server: before 5.1.2.10

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_scale_for_ibm_elastic_storage_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6988365

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.