Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-4756
CVE-2020-4756
Description
IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 through V4.2.3.23 and V5.0.0.0 through V5.0.5.2 as well as IBM Elastic Storage System 6.0.0 through 6.0.1.0 could allow a local attacker to invoke a subset of ioctls on the device with invalid arguments that could crash the keneral and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 188599.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:elastic_storage_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.0.0.0,<=6.0.1.0
- (no CPE)range: 6.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >4.2.0.0,<=4.2.3.23
- (no CPE)range: 4.2.0.0-4.2.3.23, 5.0.0.0-5.0.5.2
- (no CPE)range: 4.2.0.0
- Range: 6.0.0-6.0.1.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6349469nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6349475nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188599nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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