CVE-2016-2985
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Published: November 25, 2016 at 03:38 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSpectrum ScaleGeneral Parallel File System
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Severity
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Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.32 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.8 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted environment variables to a /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/ setuid program.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
3.5.0.03.5.0.13.5.0.103.5.0.113.5.0.123.5.0.133.5.0.143.5.0.153.5.0.163.5.0.173.5.0.183.5.0.193.5.0.23.5.0.203.5.0.213.5.0.223.5.0.233.5.0.243.5.0.253.5.0.263.5.0.273.5.0.283.5.0.293.5.0.33.5.0.303.5.0.313.5.0.43.5.0.53.5.0.63.5.0.73.5.0.83.5.0.94.1.0.04.1.0.14.1.0.24.1.0.34.1.0.44.1.0.54.1.0.64.1.0.74.1.0.8
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1007994Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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