CVE-2021-29671 (GCVE-0-2021-29671)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-09 16:45 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:37
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Summary
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local attacker to bypass the filesystem audit logging mechanism when file audit logging is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 199478.
Severity
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/S:U/UI:N/I:L/C:N/AC:L/PR:N/A:N/AV:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Bypass Security
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Spectrum Scale Affected: 5.1.0.1
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Date Public
2021-04-08 00:00
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