SB2025100733 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale System

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 10 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26973)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

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 information disclosure within the fat_encode_fh_nostale() function in fs/fat/nfs.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26907)

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

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 execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the set_eth_seg() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/wr.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.

3) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52477)

CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

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 usage of uninitialized BOS descriptors in drivers/usb/core/hub.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

4) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26901)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

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 information disclosure within the do_sys_name_to_handle() function in fs/fhandle.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

5) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26645)

CWE-ID: CWE-682 - Incorrect Calculation

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 incorrect calculation within the __tracing_map_insert() function in kernel/trace/tracing_map.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

6) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52492)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

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 NULL pointer dereference within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() function in drivers/dma/dmaengine.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

7) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52869)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

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 NULL pointer dereference within the pstore_register() function in fs/pstore/platform.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

8) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52560)

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

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 memory leak within the damon_do_test_apply_three_regions() function in mm/damon/vaddr-test.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

9) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52622)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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 memory corruption within the alloc_flex_gd() and ext4_setup_next_flex_gd() functions in fs/ext4/resize.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

10) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52672)

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 pipe_resize_ring() and pipe_set_size() functions in fs/pipe.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7246320