CVE-2018-1782 describes a vulnerability in IBM GPFS (Spectrum Scale versions 5.0.1.0 and 5.0.1.1) that allows a local, unprivileged user to trigger a kernel panic by interacting with a crafted file on a GPFS filesystem. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:5.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:5.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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