CVE-2016-2984

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.1.1.x through 4.1.1.7 IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.2.x through 4.2.0.3 General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 3.5.x through 3.5.0.31 General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 4.1.x through 4.1.1.7

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via crafted command-line parameters to a setuid program located at /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/.

Recommendations For IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.1.1.x through 4.1.1.7, update to version 4.1.1.8 or later. For IBM Spectrum Scale versions 4.2.x through 4.2.0.3, update to version 4.2.0.4 or later. For General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 3.5.x through 3.5.0.31, update to version 3.5.0.32 or later. For General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 4.1.x through 4.1.1.7, update to version 4.1.1.8 or later.