Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A user with a regular local account could crash an IBM Spectrum Scale GPFS node by interacting with files on a GPFS filesystem. The cited CVE indicates no confidentiality or integrity impact, but node availability can be disrupted.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate availability risk. It is most urgent for shared compute, research, HPC, or storage clusters where untrusted local users can access GPFS-backed files.
Technical view
IBM GPFS in IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0 and 5.0.1.1 allows a local low-privileged user to trigger a kernel panic on a GPFS node via mmap access to a GPFS-stored file or by executing a crafted file stored on GPFS.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0 or 5.0.1.1 with local users able to access GPFS filesystems.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability requires local access and low privileges. The source bundle does not indicate active exploitation, public exploit availability, or CISA KEV listing. Impact is denial of service through kernel panic.
Researcher notes
No CWE is supplied in the bundle. CVSS v3.0 is 6.5 with AV:L, AC:L, PR:L, UI:N, S:C, and A:H. IBM X-Force ID is 148805. Affected versions are limited by the bundle to 5.0.1.0 and 5.0.1.1.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory IBM Spectrum Scale versions and identify any 5.0.1.0 or 5.0.1.1 deployments.
- Review IBM advisory guidance for the applicable official fix or upgrade path.
- Prioritize nodes hosting multi-user GPFS workloads or shared execution environments.
- Limit unnecessary local user access to GPFS nodes while remediation is pending.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed IBM Spectrum Scale and GPFS versions on all cluster nodes.
- Verify whether local unprivileged users can access GPFS filesystems on affected nodes.
- Check IBM advisory status for fixed builds applicable to your platform.
- Review operational records for unexplained GPFS node kernel panics.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O24Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730967CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20181782-dos(148805)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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