SB2024121720 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale System



SB2024121720 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale System

Published: December 17, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024121720
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40998)

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

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


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the __ext4_fill_super() function in fs/ext4/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0641)

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

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


The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error within the tipc_crypto_key_revoke() function in net/tipc/crypto.c. A malicious guest can exploit this vulnerability to cause a deadlock, resulting in a denial of service.


3) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0340)

CWE-ID: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization within the vhost_new_msg() function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel vhost driver. A local user can run a specially crafted application to gain access to sensitive kernel information.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40958)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

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


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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() function in net/core/net_namespace.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.