# CVE-2017-1304: Memory corruption in Elastic Storage Server

> Incorrect memory address usage in IBM Spectrum Scale during direct I/O operations can cause daemon crashes and potential data corruption.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 21 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mhfw-47p6-9px9

## What is CVE-2017-1304?

CVE-2017-1304 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Elastic Storage Server, published on 21 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM has identified a vulnerability with IBM Spectrum Scale/GPFS utilized on the Elastic Storage Server (ESS)/GPFS Storage Server (GSS) during testing of an unsupported configuration, where users applications are running on an active ESS I/O server node and utilize direct I/O to perform a read or a write to a Spectrum Scale file. This vulnerability may result in the use of an incorrect memory address, leading to a Spectrum Scale/GPFS daemon failure with a Signal 11, and possibly leading to denial of service or undetected data corruption. IBM X-Force ID: 125458.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1304?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Elastic Storage Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Elastic Storage Server

- [CVE-2016-0392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0392/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.4)
- [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-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-2017-1304 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1304 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Elastic Storage Server, published on 21 Jun 2017. 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-2017-1304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Elastic Storage Server. 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-2017-1304/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1304/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1304
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1304
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1304

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