CVE-2020-4925

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Published Mar 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A security vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.0 and 5.1 allows a non-root user to overflow the mmfsd daemon with requests and preventing the daemon to service other requests. IBM X-Force ID: 191599.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Spectrum Scale

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.0`	affected	—
`5.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:5.1.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26172	A security vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.0 and 5.1 allows a non-root user to overflow the mmfsd daemon with requests and preventing the daemon to service other requests. IBM X-Force ID: 191599.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.229% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191599
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560094

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Spectrum Scale

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Mar 1, 2022, 4:45 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:14 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 1, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:20 AM

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