CVE-2018-1724 Privilege escalation in Spectrum LSF
A local user can escalate privileges by changing their job user at submission time due to improper file permissions in IBM Spectrum LSF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1724?
CVE-2018-1724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum LSF, published on 11 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum LSF 9.1.1 9.1.2, 9.1.3, and 10.1 could allow a local user to change their job user at job submission time due to improper file permission settings. IBM X-Force ID: 147439.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1724?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Lsf.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1724?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum LSF
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3fq4-h97c-g9vv.