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.
problem types: Gain Privileges
affected:
{
product: Spectrum Protect
vendor: IBM
versions:
status: affected, version: 7.1
status: affected, version: 8.1
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.4
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
exploitCodeMaturity: UNPROVEN
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
remediationLevel: OFFICIAL_FIX
reportConfidence: CONFIRMED
scope: UNCHANGED
temporalScore: 6.4
temporalSeverity: MEDIUM
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:H/PR:N/A:H/S:U/AC:H/AV:L/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
version: 3.0
]