IBM General Parallel File System up to 4.0 Linux Kernel resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM General Parallel File System up to 4.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Linux Kernel. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-0199. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM General Parallel File System up to 4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The mmfslinux kernel module in IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified character-device ioctl calls.

The weakness was disclosed 03/23/2015 by Felix Wilhelm with ERNW (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0199 since 11/18/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84826 (IBM DB2 10.1 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19986 (IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21633303)).

Upgrading to version 4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84826), SecurityFocus (BID 73283†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49241†). The entries VDB-13393, VDB-13392, VDB-13395 and VDB-68134 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 84826
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 10.1 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: General Parallel File System 4.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Researcher: Felix Wilhelm
Organization: ERNW
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74467
SecurityFocus: 73283 - IBM General Parallel File System CVE-2015-0199 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032880
Vulnerability Center: 49241 - IBM General Parallel File System Local DoS Vulnerability via Specific ioctl Calls, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:43
Updated: 05/01/2022 16:27
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:43 (59), 06/23/2017 10:44 (10), 05/01/2022 16:20 (3), 05/01/2022 16:27 (1)
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