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TI-2016-05248 Aliases CVE-2016-6115GHSA-jr3g-j96x-665p

Memory corruption in IBM Spectrum Scale

Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

IBM General Parallel File System is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges or cause the server to crash.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03954 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMSpectrum Scale4.1.1; 4.2.0; 4.2.1; 4.2.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Spectrum Scale VendorIBM Affected 4.1.1; 4.2.0; 4.2.1; 4.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0.0VulnerableIBM
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 17 more CPE
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:4.1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0.0VulnerableIBM
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:spectrum_scale:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2.0VulnerableIBM
  • 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:4.1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • 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:spectrum_scale:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:4.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6115
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr3g-j96x-665p

References

Patch 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-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
  • 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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