TI-2015-00169 Aliases CVE-2015-0197 GHSA-4c6v-4fgp-f659

IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1…

LOW 32CWE-264Published 2015-03-24 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 allows local users to obtain root privileges for program execution via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00454 39th 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 · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.4:::::::*	3.4	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5:::::::*	3.5	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1:::::::*	4.1	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0197
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c6v-4fgp-f659

References

Patch 1

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1022062

Other 1

http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21902662

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TI-2016-00320 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5 before 3.5.0.29 efix 6 and 4.1.1 before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2015-04184 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.27 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2016-02494 IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0

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Sources

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