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CVE-2018-1782

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 19, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpectrum Scale

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148805
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730967

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMibm
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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