TI-2015-00170 Aliases CVE-2015-0198 GHSA-4pw2-x5qf-3fx4

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

MEDIUM 50CWE-287Published 2015-03-24 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
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-287.

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 in certain cipherList configurations allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs as root via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04156 90th 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-2015-0198
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pw2-x5qf-3fx4

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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Sources

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