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TI-2016-02494 Aliases CVE-2016-2985GHSA-mrxf-9q89-5jvp

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel…

Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.8 and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.4 and General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.32 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.8 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted environment variables to a /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/ setuid program.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00296 22nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 54

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 44 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.11VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.12VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.13VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.14VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.15VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.16VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.17VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.18VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.19VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.20VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.21VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.22VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.23VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.24VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.25VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.26VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.27VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.28VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.29VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.30VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0.31VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.8VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.11 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.12 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.13 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.14 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.15 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.16 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.17 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.18 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.19 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.20 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.21 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.22 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.23 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.24 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.25 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.26 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.27 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.28 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.29 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.30 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:3.5.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0.31 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:general_parallel_file_system:4.1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.8 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2985
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrxf-9q89-5jvp

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2015-00170 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 10.0
  • 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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