IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) through 3.62 and 3.70 through 9.21 and Bootable Media…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) through 3.62 and 3.70 through 9.21 and Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) through 2.30 and 3.00 through 9.21 on Linux allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) temporary file or (2) log file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.62 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.70 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.21 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.30 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.00 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.21 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.62 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.70 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:advanced_settings_utility:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.21 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.30 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.00 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bootable_media_creator:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.21 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3329
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqh7-c6g3-7cgg
References
Sources
- CVE-2012-3329 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3329 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qqh7-c6g3-7cgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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