CVE-2019-4088 Privilege escalation in Spectrum Protect
A local attacker can gain root privileges on IBM Spectrum Protect servers by loading a specially crafted library via the dsmqsan module.
- 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-2019-4088?
CVE-2019-4088 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 2 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect Servers 7.1 and 8.1 and Storage Agents could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by loading a specially crafted library loaded by the dsmqsan module. By setting up such a library, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 157511.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4088?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4088?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-4088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2019-4087 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2020-4693 Code injection in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
- CVE-2020-4955 File upload in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
- CVE-2022-22485 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Server
- CVE-2020-4771 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x859-ppjw-c734.