Permissions, privileges, and access controls in IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-41736
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU82330

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41736

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access: before 5.1.7.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6964564


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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