Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU75323

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2124

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack..

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the XFS subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU75163

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2002

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions check in the Bluetooth subsystem when handling ioctl system calls of HCI sockets. A local user can acquire a trusted socket, leading to unauthorized execution of management commands.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU78010

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2023-3090

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ipvlan network driver in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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.

4) Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution

EUVDB-ID: #VU74771

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1637

CWE-ID: CWE-1342 - Information Exposure through Microarchitectural State after Transient Execution

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due speculative execution behavior in the Linux kernel X86 CPU Power management options functionality. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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.

5) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU71541

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4662

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the Linux kernel USB core subsystem in the way user attaches usb device. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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.

6) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU75448

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.1 [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:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1829

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tcindex_delete() function. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

7) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU74122

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2023-1281

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Linux kernel traffic control index filter (tcindex) when the tcf_exts_exec() function is called with the destroyed tcf_ext. A local user attacker can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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.

8) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU77249

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2023-2194

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel's SLIMpro I2C device driver. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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.

9) CRLF injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU61675

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0391

CWE-ID: CWE-93 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary data in server response.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of attacker-supplied data within the urllib.parse module in Python. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application containing CR-LF characters and modify application behavior.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU51551

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3428

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in fs/ext4/extents.c in ext4_es_cache_extent() function, if an extent tree is corrupted in a crafted ext4 filesystem. A local user can mount a specially crafted filesystem and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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.

11) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU78007

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2023-3390

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel netfilter subsystem. A local user can trigger a use-after-fee error and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7034265

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.