# CVE-2016-0392: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting a vulnerability in a setuid program within IBM Spectrum Scale RAID.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9mj9-6mfj-6q3h

## What is CVE-2016-0392?

CVE-2016-0392 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2016. 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) in GPFS Storage Server 2.0.0 through 2.0.7 and Elastic Storage Server 2.5.x through 2.5.5, 3.x before 3.5.5, and 4.x before 4.0.3, as distributed in Spectrum Scale RAID, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted parameter to a setuid program.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0392?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Elastic Storage Server, Ibm General Parallel File System Storage Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0392?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0392 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-5015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5015/): Denial of service in Elastic Storage Server (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-4756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4756/): Denial of service in Elastic Storage Server (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2020-4382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4382/): Denial of service in Elastic Storage Server (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2017-1304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1304/): Memory corruption in Elastic Storage Server (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2020-4383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4383/): Denial of service in Elastic Storage Server (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0392 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0392/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0392

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