CVE-2015-0198

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 3.4 before 3.4.0.32 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 3.5 before 3.5.0.24 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 4.1 before 4.1.0.7

Description The issue is related to insufficient authentication of network packets when the cipherList configuration parameter is set. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute applications with administrator privileges.

Recommendations For IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, update to version 3.4.0.32 or later. For IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, update to version 3.5.0.24 or later. For IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) versions 4.1 before 4.1.0.7, update to version 4.1.0.7 or later.