FKIE_CVE-2020-4278

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-03-05 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:19
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176137VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176137VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm platform_lsf 9.1
ibm platform_lsf 10.1
ibm spectrum_computing_for_high_performance_analytics 10.2
ibm spectrum_lsf 10.2
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