CVE-2018-1724 — IBM Spectrum LSF 9

IBM Spectrum LSF 9.1.1 9.1.2, 9.1.3, and 10.1 could allow a local user to change their job user at job submission time due to improper file permission settings. IBM X-Force ID: 147439.

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM Spectrum LSF 9.1.1 9.1.2, 9.1.3, and 10.1 could allow a local user to change their job user at job submission time due to improper file permission settings. IBM X-Force ID: 147439.

02Affected products

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T03:32:24.654Z

09References

• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147439
• www-01.ibm.com — https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10734767
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106642