Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale System
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-40998 CVE-2024-0641 CVE-2024-0340 CVE-2024-40958 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-667 CWE-665 CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
IBM Storage Scale System Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP) |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper locking
EUVDB-ID: #VU94266
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-2024-40998
CWE-ID:
CWE-667 - Improper Locking
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the __ext4_fill_super() function in fs/ext4/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Storage Scale System: before 6.1.9.5
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179055
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.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Improper locking
EUVDB-ID: #VU86245
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0641
CWE-ID:
CWE-667 - Improper Locking
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error within the tipc_crypto_key_revoke() function in net/tipc/crypto.c. A malicious guest can exploit this vulnerability to cause a deadlock, resulting in a denial of service.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Storage Scale System: before 6.1.9.5
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179055
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.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Improper Initialization
EUVDB-ID: #VU86579
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0340
CWE-ID:
CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization within the vhost_new_msg() function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel vhost driver. A local user can run a specially crafted application to gain access to sensitive kernel information.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Storage Scale System: before 6.1.9.5
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179055
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.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU94215
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40958
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() function in net/core/net_namespace.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Storage Scale System: before 6.1.9.5
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179055
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.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
