Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow when processing TCP Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) capabilities. By sending specially-crafted SACKs requests, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a kernel panic condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162662 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM API Connect | 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.7 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product | Addressed in VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
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IBM API Connect
V5.0.0.0-5.0.8.7
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V5.0.8.7-ifix3 |
LI81361 |
Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.7 iFix released on January 26, 2020 or later. Management server is impacted.
Follow this link and find the "Management" package appropriate for your installation.
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Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
20 Feb 2020: Initial Publication
*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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
Product Synonym
API Connect;APIC
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 February 2020
Initial Publish date:
20 February 2020
UID
ibm11442037