Security Bulletin
Summary
PowerKVM is affected by a vulnerability in the Python RSA library (Python-RSA). IBM has now addressed this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-1494
DESCRIPTION: Python (Python-RSA) could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, an error in the verify function. By using a malformed signature, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof signatures.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109722 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:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
PowerKVM 3.1.
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 as of 3.1.0.2 update 3 or later.
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References
Change History
6 September 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
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