CVE-2021-29740 (GCVE-0-2021-29740)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-01 14:05 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:11
VLAI?
Summary
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.6 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.3 system core component is affected by a format string security vulnerability. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of process memory, potentially escalating their system privileges and taking control over the entire system with root access. IBM X-Force ID: 201474.
Severity ?
CWE
- Gain Privileges
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| IBM | Spectrum Scale |
Affected:
5.0.0
Affected: 5.1.0 Affected: 5.0.5.6 Affected: 5.1.0.3 |
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