IT46005: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2024-21892, CVE-2024-22019

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2024-21892
  Description: Node.js could allow a remote attacker to gain
  elevated privileges on the system, caused by a bug in the
  implementation of the exception of CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE. An
  attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject code that
  inherits the process's elevated privileges.
  
  CVEID: CVE-2024-22019
  Description: Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service,
  caused by an error when reading unprocessed HTTP request with
  unbounded chunk extension. By sending a specially crafted HTTP
  request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust
  all available resources.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2024-21892, CVE-2024-22019                               *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 2Q24   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release  2Q 2024 / April )
  
  To protect IBM Storage Insights against emerging
  security vulnerabilities, the service was updated to
  protected against vulnerabilities.
  
  No action is required, there is nothing that you need
  to do following the IBM Storage Insights upgrade.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  STORAGE INSIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCSI

Applicable component levels