CVE-2020-4217

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 file system component is affected by a denial of service security vulnerability. An attacker can force the Spectrum Scale mmfsd/mmsdrserv daemons to unexpectedly exit, impacting the functionality of the Spectrum Scale cluster and the availability of file systems managed by Spectrum Scale. IBM X-Force ID: 175067.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-754

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Spectrum Scale	5.0; 4.2

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175067VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5693463Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175067VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5693463Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 9, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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