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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-29672: IBM Spectrum Protect: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-29672: IBM Spectrum Protect: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/26/2021
Created
09/09/2022
Added
09/08/2022
Modified
09/08/2022

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0-8 through 1.11.0 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing the current locale settings. A local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 199479

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-backup-tsm

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