# CVE-2017-1304: IBM has identified a vulnerability with IBM Spectrum Scale/GPFS utilized on the Elastic Storage Server (ESS)/GPFS Storage Server (GSS) durin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- IBM Elastic Storage Server: 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0

## Description

IBM has identified a vulnerability with IBM Spectrum Scale/GPFS utilized on the Elastic Storage Server (ESS)/GPFS Storage Server (GSS) during testing of an unsupported configuration, where users applications are running on an active ESS I/O server node and utilize direct I/O to perform a read or a write to a Spectrum Scale file. This vulnerability may result in the use of an incorrect memory address, leading to a Spectrum Scale/GPFS daemon failure with a Signal 11, and possibly leading to denial of service or undetected data corruption. IBM X-Force ID: 125458.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125458
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1010230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99274

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