TI-2015-01698 Aliases CVE-2015-1890 GHSA-8w4f-3765-r94w

/usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/gpfs.snap in IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 4.1 before 4.1.0.7…

LOW 19CWE-200Published 2015-04-06 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

/usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/gpfs.snap in IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 produces an archive potentially containing cleartext keys, and lacks a warning about reviewing this archive to detect included keys, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a technical-support data stream.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00969 62nd 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1:::::::*	4.1	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-2015-1890
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w4f-3765-r94w

References

Patch 1

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1022077

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TI-2016-05248 Memory corruption in IBM Spectrum Scale CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2018-01317 A vulnerability in GSKit affects IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, and 5.0.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
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-2015-00169 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

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Sources

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