Vulnerability · Published Mar 5, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4278
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Spectrum Computing Suite for High Performance Analytics from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to weak file permissions when specific debug settings are enabled in a Linux or Unix enviornment. IBM X-Force ID: 176137.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum LSF | 10.19.1 |
| IBM | Spectrum LSF Suites | 10.2 |
| IBM | Spectrum Computing Suite for High Performance Analytics | 10.2 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-spectrum-cve20204278-priv-escalation (176137) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF