High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 5, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-4278
CVE-2020-4278
Description
IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to weak file permissions when specific debug settings are enabled in a Linux or Unix enviornment. IBM X-Force ID: 176137.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 9.1, 10.1
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_computing_for_high_performance_analytics:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.1
- (no CPE)range: 10.2
- Range: 10.2
- Range: 10.2
- IBM/Spectrum Computing Suite for High Performance Analyticsv5Range: 10.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176137nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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