Security Bulletin
Summary
PowerKVM is affected by a vulnerability in PostgreSQL. IBM has now addressed this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-10915
DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an issue with improperly resting internal state in between connections in the libpq library. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass client-side connection security features.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148225 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
PowerKVM v3.1
Remediation/Fixes
Customers can update PowerKVM systems by using "yum update".
Fix images are made available via Fix Central. See https://ibm.biz/BdHggw. This issue is addressed starting with v3.1.0.2 update 15.
Workarounds and Mitigations
none
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References
Change History
5 September 2018 - Initial Version
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
Modified date:
26 September 2018
UID
ibm10730491