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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in libssh2 affects PowerKVM (CVE-2015-1782)

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Summary

A vulnerability in libssh2 (CVE-2015-1782) affects PowerKVM.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-1782
DESCRIPTION:
libssh2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in kex_agree_methods function. By sending a specially-craftedlity to cause the system to stop responding. SSH_MSG_KEXINIT packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerabi
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101964 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

PowerKVM 2.1 and PowerKVM 3.1

Remediation/Fixes

Fix is made available via Fix Central (https://ibm.biz/BdEnT8) for v2.1 in 2.1.1 Build 65.5 and all later 2.1.1 SP3 service builds and 2.1.1 fix packs. For version 3.1, see https://ibm.biz/BdHggw for 3.1 service build 2 or later.

For systems currently running fix levels of PowerKVM prior to 2.1.1, please see http://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/OSA/05e4c/0/README for prerequisite fixes and instructions. Customers can also update from 2.1.1 (GA and later levels) by using "yum update".

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

1 February 2016 - 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

isg3T1023318