Security Bulletin: ACLs not backed up on VxFS-HP-UX filesystems by IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client (CVE-2019-4236)

Security Bulletin

Summary

ACL entries associated with a file or directory on a VxFS HP-UX filesystem may not be backed up by the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4236
DESCRIPTION: A Spectrum Protect client backup or archive operation running for an HP-UX VxFS object is not backing up Access Control List (ACL) entries in certain cases. As a result, restoring or retrieving an object may have incorrect ACL entries.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159418 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

This security exposure affects IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client levels 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.8.5 on HP-UX IA64.

Remediation/Fixes

Backup-Archive Client Release	First Fixing VRM Level	APAR	Platform	Link to Fix
7.1	7.1.8.6	IT28620	HP-UX IA64	https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

18 July 2019 - original version published

*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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Internal Use Only

Advisory 15851 Record 134642

Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: ACLs not backed up on VxFS-HP-UX filesystems by IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client (CVE-2019-4236)