Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 36 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-28950 CVE-2021-4154 CVE-2022-22942 CVE-2022-0286 CVE-2021-4157 CVE-2021-20321 CVE-2021-20269 CVE-2021-28971 CVE-2021-29650 CVE-2021-4083 CVE-2021-45485 CVE-2022-0185 CVE-2021-4002 CVE-2021-21781 CVE-2021-3669 CVE-2021-3635 CVE-2020-36385 CVE-2021-38201 CVE-2021-3573 CVE-2020-29368 CVE-2022-0847 CVE-2022-0850 CVE-2021-4203 CVE-2021-44733 CVE-2021-45486 CVE-2021-4197 CVE-2021-31916 CVE-2021-3764 CVE-2022-0492 CVE-2021-4028 CVE-2021-41864 CVE-2020-36322 CVE-2021-4155 CVE-2022-1011 CVE-2020-25704 CVE-2021-20322 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-834 CWE-416 CWE-264 CWE-476 CWE-119 CWE-362 CWE-276 CWE-400 CWE-200 CWE-190 CWE-401 CWE-125 CWE-787 CWE-908 CWE-404 CWE-330 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. Vulnerability #3 is being exploited in the wild. Vulnerability #12 is being exploited in the wild. Vulnerability #21 is being exploited in the wild. Public exploit code for vulnerability #24 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #29 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #34 is available. |
| Vulnerable software |
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 36 vulnerabilities.
1) Excessive Iteration
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 Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU59840
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4154
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cgroup1_parse_param() function in kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c in Linux kernel's cgroup v1 parser. A local user can execute arbitrary code via the fsconfig syscall parameter leading to a container breakout.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU61217
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22942
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the vmwgfx driver in Linux kernel. A local unprivileged user can gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a dangling 'file' pointer.
Exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to have access to either /dev/dri/card0 or /dev/dri/rendererD128 and be able to issue an ioctl() on the resulting file descriptor.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
4) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU63925
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-2022-0286
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel’s bonding driver when user bonds non existing or fake device. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU63323
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4157
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel NFS subsystem. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted data and crash the system or escalate privileges on the system
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
6) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU59084
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-2021-20321
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when accessing file object in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem. A local user can rename files in specific way with OverlayFS and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
7) Incorrect default permissions
EUVDB-ID: #VU77475
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20269
CWE-ID:
CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for files and folders that are set by the application. A local user can read arbitrary files and leak kernel internal information from a previous panic.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU64830
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-2021-28971
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to mishandling of PEBS status in a PEBS record In intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU56240
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-2021-29650
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/x_tables.c and include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h. A local user can trigger memory corruption upon the assignment of a new table value and cause denial of service.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
10) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU61246
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4083
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 Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers. A local user can call close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race condition, which in turn leads to a use-after-free error and allows privilege escalation.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU63668
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45485
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
12) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU59695
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0185
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the legacy_parse_param() function in fs/fs_context.c in Linux kernel. A local user can tun a specially crafted program to trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
13) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU63836
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4002
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the Linux kernel's hugetlbfs memory usage. A local user can force the application to leak memory and gain access to sensitive information.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
14) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU54395
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21781
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the ARM SIGPAGE functionality. A userland application can read the contents of the sigpage, which can leak kernel memory contents.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
15) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU63911
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-2021-3669
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to measuring usage of the shared memory does not scale with large shared memory segment counts. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
16) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU64185
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-2021-3635
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel netfilter implementation. A local user with root (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) access can panic the system when issuing netfilter netflow commands.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
17) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU58332
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36385
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 in drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c, because the ctx is reached via the ctx_list in some ucma_migrate_id situations where ucma_close is called. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger the use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
18) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU57137
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38201
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
19) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU63662
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3573
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows local user to escalate their privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in hci_sock_bound_ioctl() function of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem triggers race condition of the call hci_unregister_dev() together with one of the calls hci_sock_blacklist_add(), hci_sock_blacklist_del(), hci_get_conn_info(), hci_get_auth_info(). A privileged local user can use this flaw to crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
20) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU51549
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29368
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 when processing untrusted input within the __split_huge_pmd() function in mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can abuse the copy-on-write implementation and gain unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
21) Use of uninitialized resource
EUVDB-ID: #VU61110
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0847
CWE-ID:
CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an uninitialized resources. A local user can overwrite arbitrary file in the page cache, even if the file is read-only, and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability was dubbed Dirty Pipe.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
22) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU63423
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0850
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the copy_page_to_iter() function in iov_iter.c in Linux kernel. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
23) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU63838
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4203
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 in sock_getsockopt() function in net/core/sock.c due to SO_PEERCRED and SO_PEERGROUPS race with listen() function (and connect() function) in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the use-after-free error and crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
24) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU59100
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44733
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to elevate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the drivers/tee/tee_shm.c file within the TEE subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a race condition in tee_shm_get_from_id during an attempt to free a shared memory object and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
25) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU63577
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45486
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the IPv4 protocol in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can disclose internal state in some situations.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
26) Security restrictions bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU61258
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4197
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing permissions checks within the cgroups (control groups) functionality of Linux Kernel when writing into a file descriptor. A local low privileged process can trick a higher privileged parent process into writing arbitrary data into files, which can result in denial of service or privileges escalation.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
27) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU63574
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31916
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in list_devices in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Multi-device driver module. A special user (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) can trigger a buffer overflow in the ioctl for listing devices and escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
28) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU63817
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3764
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak error in the ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a memory leak error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
29) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU61245
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0492
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error within the cgroup_release_agent_write() function in kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c. A local user can use the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.
30) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU60797
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4028
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 in the RDMA listen()
function in Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
31) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU63855
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41864
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local user can gain access to out-of-bounds memory leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
32) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
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 Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
33) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU59812
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4155
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the OS kernel does not impose correctly security restrictions. A local user can gain access to sensitive information on the system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
34) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU63386
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1011
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the write() function of FUSE filesystem. A local user can retireve (partial) /etc/shadow hashes and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
35) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU55258
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-2020-25704
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem when using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
36) Use of insufficiently random values
EUVDB-ID: #VU63839
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20322
CWE-ID:
CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing received ICMP errors. A remote attacker can effectively bypass the source port UDP randomization to gain access to sensitive information.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus: before 10.1.11
CPE2.3 External linksQ & 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.
