SB2024122017 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale System



SB2024122017 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Scale System

Published: December 20, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024122017
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52451)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the dlpar_memory_remove_by_index() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41076)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nfs4_set_security_label() function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35890)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the skb_gro_receive_list() and skb_gro_receive() functions in net/core/skbuff.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42131)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the domain_dirty_limits(), node_dirty_limit(), dirty_background_bytes_handler() and dirty_bytes_handler() functions in mm/page-writeback.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


5) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26783)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the numamigrate_isolate_page() function in mm/migrate.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40995)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the tcf_idr_check_alloc() and rcu_read_unlock() functions in net/sched/act_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.