Security Bulletin
Summary
The IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server is affected by multiple IBM Db2 vulnerabilities such as buffer overflow and denial of service. UPDATED: 3/31/2020 to add 7.1 fix.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow malicious user with access to the DB2 instance account to leverage a fenced execution process to execute arbitrary code as root. IBM X-Force ID: 156567.
CVSS Base score: 6.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156567 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2019-4101
DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service. Users that have both EXECUTE on PD_GET_DIAG_HIST and access to the diagnostic directory on the DB2 server can cause the instance to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 158091.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158091 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root. IBM X-Force ID: 158519.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158519 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2019-4386
DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow an authenticated user to execute a function that would cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 162714.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162174 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2019-4322
DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root. IBM X-Force ID: 161202.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161202 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server | 8.1.0.000-8.1.8.xxx |
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager Server | 7.1.0.000-7.1.9.xxx |
Remediation/Fixes
Spectrum Protect Server Release |
First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.9 | AIX Linux Windows |
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm11106253 |
7.1 | 7.1.10 | AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows |
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/server/v7r1/ |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
25 November 2019: Initial Publication
31 March 2020 - Updated to add 7.1 fix
*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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
31 March 2020
UID
ibm11109853