Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-28950 CVE-2020-36322 |
CWE-ID | CWE-834 CWE-404 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IBM Netezza Host Management Server applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU58207
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28950
CWE-ID:
CWE-834 - Excessive Iteration
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive iteration in fs/fuse/fuse_i.h in the Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to perform a denial of service attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Netezza Host Management: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-publicly-disclosed-vulnerabilities-from-kernel-affect-ibm-netezza-host-management-11/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474223
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU59473
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36322
CWE-ID:
CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists in the FUSE filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel due to fuse_do_getattr() calls make_bad_inode() in inappropriate situations. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger kernel crash.
Note, the vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU58207 (CVE-2021-28950).
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Netezza Host Management: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-publicly-disclosed-vulnerabilities-from-kernel-affect-ibm-netezza-host-management-11/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474223
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.