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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0108
A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum
Scale that integrates with Infosphere BigInsights
14 January 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Infosphere BigInsights
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Administrator Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7456
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973780
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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
Spectrum Scale that integrates with Infosphere BigInsights (CVE-2015-7456).
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM BigInsights
GPFS
Software version:
4.1.0
Operating system(s):
Linux
Software edition:
Enterprise Edition
Reference #:
1973780
Modified date:
2016-01-13
Summary
IBM Spectrum Scale integrates with Infosphere BigInsights. Information about
a security vulnerability affecting GPFS / Spectrum Scale has been published
in a security bulletin.
Vulnerability Details
Please consult the Spectrum Scale security bulletin for vulnerability details
and information about fixes.
IBM Spectrum Scale is affected by a security vulnerability (CVE-2015-7456)
Affected Products and Versions
Principal Product and Version(s) Affected Supporting Product and Version(s)
IBM InfoSphere BigInsights: 4.1 IBM Spectrum Scale V4.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
Please refer to the Vulnerability Details above for information regarding
fixes.
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References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
13 January 2016: Original Version Published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact
of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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