There are multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM Spectrum Protect Windows and Linux clients (used to send backup data to the UBI servers)
Everyone using the following versions of IBM Spectrum Protect client are impacted:
8.1.0.0 through 8.1.7.1
7.1.0.0 through 7.1.8.5
If you are running 8.1.x client, you should upgrade to 8.1.8
If you are running a 7.1.x client, you should upgrade to 7.1.8.6
Anyone using an older version of this product (7.0 and below) should also upgrade to a supported fixed version.
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10886237
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10884946
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10884768
For more information, please contact the backup administrators (backup@psu.edu)