CVE-2015-4974 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit unspecified vectors in IBM GPFS to gain root privileges and execute arbitrary commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-4974?
CVE-2015-4974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published on 26 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.27 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.2 and Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.2 allow local users to obtain root privileges for command execution via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4974?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm General Parallel File System, Ibm Spectrum Scale.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-4974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Spectrum Scale
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvqq-j76p-pqrh.