CVE-2021-29671

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-04-09 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local attacker to bypass the filesystem audit logging mechanism when file audit logging is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 199478.

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Scale: from 5.1.0.1 before 5.1.0.2 — fixed in 5.1.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199478
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6441429
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199478
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6441429

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