IT47042: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2024-4068

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2024-4068
  Description: Node.js braces module is vulnerable to a denial of
  service, caused by the failure to limit the number of characters
  it can handle. leading to a memory exhaustion in lib/parse.js.
  By sending imbalanced braces as input, the parsing will enter a
  loop causing the JavaScript heap limit to be reached, and the
  program will crash.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2024-4068                                                *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 4Q24   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release target 4Q 2024 / October )
  
  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