CVE-2018-1724 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Spectrum LSF versions 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, and 10.1. Due to improper file permissions, a local user could manipulate job submissions to change their job user. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating low attack complexity and requiring local user privileges, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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