IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0/5.0.1.1 GPFS File System 7pk security

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0/5.0.1.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component GPFS File System. This manipulation causes 7pk security. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1782. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0/5.0.1.1 (Network Attached Storage Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component GPFS File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM GPFS (IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0 and 5.0.1.1) allows a local, unprivileged user to cause a kernel panic on a node running GPFS by accessing a file that is stored on a GPFS file system with mmap, or by executing a crafted file stored on a GPFS file system. IBM X-Force ID: 148805.

The bug was discovered 09/17/2018. The weakness was presented 09/19/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1782 since 12/12/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/17/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87359 (IBM Spectrum Scale Denial Of Service Vulnerability(ibm10730967)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Network Attached Storage Software

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• IBM

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• Spectrum Scale

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• 5.0.1.0
• 5.0.1.1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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