CVE-2022-43869

IBM Spectrum Scale denial of service

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 8, 2023 at 06:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSpectrum ScaleElastic Storage System· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM Spectrum Scale (5.1.0.0 through 5.1.2.8 and 5.1.3.0 through 5.1.5.1) and IBM Elastic Storage System (6.1.0.0 through 6.1.2.4 and 6.1.3.0 through 6.1.4.1) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service through the GUI using a format string attack. IBM X-Force ID: 239539.

Affected

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

6.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.1.2.46.1.0.0 ≤ v < 6.1.2.46.1.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.1.4.16.1.0.0
Affected range stops below 6.1.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
5.1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.1.2.85.1.0.0 ≤ v < 5.1.2.85.1.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.1.5.15.1.3.0 ≤ v < 5.1.5.15.1.0.05.1.3.0
Affected range stops below 5.1.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.1.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-134

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