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High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2985

CVE-2016-2985

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.

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Affected products

56
  • IBM/General Parallel File System42 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 41 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 3.5.x < 3.5.0.32, 4.1.x < 4.1.1.8
  • IBM/Spectrum Scale14 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 4.1.1.x < 4.1.1.8, 4.2.x < 4.2.0.4

Patches

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