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ESA-2015-148: EMC Isilon OneFS Security Privilege Escalation Vulnerability 

EMC Identifier: ESA-2015-148

CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-4545

Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected products:  
•       EMC Isilon OneFS 7.2.1.0
•       EMC Isilon OneFS 7.2.0.0 - 7.2.0.3
•       EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.1.0 - 7.1.1.7
•       EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.0.x

Summary:  
Code fixes for EMC Isilon OneFS are available to address a privilege escalation 
vulnerability in SmartLock compliance mode that may potentially be exploited by 
attackers to compromise the affected system.

Details:
EMC Isilon OneFS contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when SmartLock 
compliance mode is in use (see KB https://support.emc.com/kb/88677 for more 
details about SmartLock compliance mode). In SmartLock compliance mode, the 
system is designed to prevent root-level user logins to the system. However, 
this security vulnerability allows OneFS users with administrative privileges 
to create root-level users and log in to the system.

Resolution:  
The following versions of EMC Isilon OneFS resolve this vulnerability:
•       EMC Isilon OneFS 7.2.1.1
•       EMC Isilon OneFS 7.2.0.4
•       EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.1.8
In addition, Patch-156748 is available for customers running OneFS 7.2.0.2.

EMC recommends that all customers upgrade to a version containing the 
resolution, or install the patch, at the earliest opportunity.  

Link to remedies:  

Registered EMC Online Support customers can download OneFS installation files 
from the Downloads for Isilon OneFS page of the EMC Online Support site at 
https://support.emc.com/downloads/15209_Isilon-OneFS.

Patch-156748 is available at:  https://download.emc.com/downloads/DL60659   

Read and use the information in this EMC Security Advisory to assist in 
avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If 
you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact EMC Software 
Technical Support at 1-877-534-2867.

For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution 
emc218831. EMC recommends all customers take into account both the base score 
and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the 
potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

EMC recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information 
to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set 
forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. EMC disclaims 
all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of 
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. 
In no event, shall EMC or its suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever 
including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits 
or special damages, even if EMC or its suppliers have been advised of the 
possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or 
limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the 
foregoing limitation may not apply.


EMC Product Security Response Center
security_al...@emc.com
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