Sébastien Charbonnier

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** IBM Spectrum Protect Servers versions 7.1 through 8.1 IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agents versions 7.1 through 8.1 **Description** A local attacker could gain elevated privileges on the system by loading a specially crafted library loaded by the dsmqsan module. This could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system. **Recommendations** For IBM Spectrum Protect Servers versions 7.1 through 8.1, consider restricting access to the dsmqsan module until a patch is available. For IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agents versions 7.1 through 8.1, consider restricting access to the dsmqsan module until a patch is available.