IT47739: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2024-35195

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2024-35195
  Description: Psf Requests could allow a local authenticated
  attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an incorrect
  control flow implementation vulnerability. If the first request
  in a session is made with verify=False, all subsequent
  requests to the same host will continue to ignore cert
  verification. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
  launch further attacks on the system.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2024-35195                                               *
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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 1Q25   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  1Q 2025 / February
  
  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