Execution with unnecessary privileges in IBM Storage Scale System - CVE-2024-31891

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Execution with unnecessary privileges in IBM Storage Scale System - CVE-2024-31891

Published: December 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101389
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31891
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Storage Scale System

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application binary has a setuid bit. A local low-privileged user with command line access to the 'scalemgmt' user can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-31891

Install updates from vendor's website.

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