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DSA-2020-227: Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS and Dell EMC Isilon OneFS Security Update for SmartLock Compliance Mode Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Summary: Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS and Dell EMC Isilon OneFS require a security update to address a privilege escalation vulnerability.

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Impact

Critical

Details

Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS and Dell EMC Isilon OneFS require a security update to address a privilege escalation vulnerability.

  • Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2020-26181
 
Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.1 and later and Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability on a SmartLock Compliance mode cluster. The compadmin user connecting using ISI PRIV LOGIN SSH or ISI PRIV LOGIN CONSOLE can elevate privileges to the root user if they have ISI PRIV HARDENING privileges.

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.0 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
  • Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2020-26181
 
Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.1 and later and Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability on a SmartLock Compliance mode cluster. The compadmin user connecting using ISI PRIV LOGIN SSH or ISI PRIV LOGIN CONSOLE can elevate privileges to the root user if they have ISI PRIV HARDENING privileges.

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.0 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

Affected products:     
  • Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.1 and later
  • Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0
All affected products must be running SmartLock Compliance mode to be impacted.


Remediation:     
  • Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.1.2 and 8.2.2, the fix for this issue is included with the October 2020 Roll-up Patch, as well as all future Roll-up Patches. For more information and to obtain a Roll-up Patch, see the Current Isilon OneFS Patches document.
  • For EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0, the fix for this issue is included with the October 2020 Roll-up Patch, as well as all future Roll-up Patches. For more information and to obtain a Roll-up Patch, see the Current Isilon OneFS Patches document.
  • For other Dell EMC Isilon OneFS and Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS versions, it is recommended you upgrade to the latest GA supported version of Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS.
Dell recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

The fix is contained within the Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS 9.1.0 version.
Affected products:     
  • Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.1 and later
  • Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0
All affected products must be running SmartLock Compliance mode to be impacted.


Remediation:     
  • Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.1.2 and 8.2.2, the fix for this issue is included with the October 2020 Roll-up Patch, as well as all future Roll-up Patches. For more information and to obtain a Roll-up Patch, see the Current Isilon OneFS Patches document.
  • For EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0, the fix for this issue is included with the October 2020 Roll-up Patch, as well as all future Roll-up Patches. For more information and to obtain a Roll-up Patch, see the Current Isilon OneFS Patches document.
  • For other Dell EMC Isilon OneFS and Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS versions, it is recommended you upgrade to the latest GA supported version of Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS.
Dell recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

The fix is contained within the Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS 9.1.0 version.

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

2020-11-11

Initial Release

1.120201-11-10Format Update

Related Information

Affected Products

PowerScale OneFS, Product Security Information
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Article Number: 000180922
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 23 Nov 2021
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Last Modified: 23 Nov 2021
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