Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-0263 (CCN-110661)

Assigned:2015-12-08
Published:2016-04-02
Updated:2017-09-01
Summary:IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1 before 4.1.1.5 and 4.2 before 4.2.0.2 and General Parallel File System 3.5 before 3.5.0.30 allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a crafted mmapplypolicy command.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.0 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.0 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-0263

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1005708

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin T1023450 (General Parallel File System)
IBM Spectrum Scale is affected by a security vulnerability (CVE-2016-0263)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin T1023767 (GPFS Native RAID for GPFS Storage Server/Elastic Storage Server)
The Elastic Storage Server and the GPFS Storage Server are affected by vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Scale (CVE-2016-0263, CVE2016-0361)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin S1005708 (Spectrum Scale)
IBM Spectrum Scale is affected by a security vulnerability (CVE-2016-0263)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin S1005782 (Elastic Storage Server)
The Elastic Storage Server and the GPFS Storage Server are affected by vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Scale (CVE-2016-0263, CVE2016-0361)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1983200 (PureApplication System)
The GPFS pattern provided with IBM PureApplication System is affected by a security vulnerability. (CVE-2016-0263)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1986595 (DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows)
IBM DB2 LUW on AIX and Linux Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities in GPFS.

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
90525

Source: CCN
Type: BID-90525
IBM General Parallel File System CVE-2016-0263 Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1036458

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-gpfs-cve20160263-priv-escalation(110661)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system_storage_server:3.5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:pureapplication_system:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.1
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.2
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.3
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.4
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.5
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.6
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.7
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.8
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.9
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.10
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.11
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.12
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.13
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.14
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.15
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.16
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.17
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.18
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.19
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.20
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.21
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.22
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.23
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.24
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.25
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.26
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.27
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.28
    ibm general parallel file system storage server 3.5.0.29
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.1
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.2
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.3
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.4
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.0.0
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.0.1
    ibm spectrum scale 4.1.1.0
    ibm spectrum scale 4.2.0.0
    ibm pureapplication system 2.0.0.0
    ibm pureapplication system 2.0.0.1
    ibm pureapplication system 2.1.0.0
    ibm pureapplication system 2.1.0.1
    ibm pureapplication system 2.1.0.2
    ibm pureapplication system 2.1.1.0
    ibm pureapplication system 2.1.2.0
    ibm pureapplication system 2.1.2.1
    ibm pureapplication system 2.2.0.0
    ibm elastic storage server 2.0
    ibm elastic storage server 2.5
    ibm elastic storage server 3.0
    ibm elastic storage server 3.5
    ibm elastic storage server 4.0