Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by a vulnerability in Busybox (CVE-2014-9645)

Security Bulletin

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Busybox. IBM Security Access Manager appliances use Busybox and are affected by this vulnerabilty.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-9645
DESCRIPTION: Busybox could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error when parsing module names by the modprobe. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted basename to load arbitrary modules.
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100392 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 appliances, all firmware versions.

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions.

IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions.

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 appliances, all firmware versions.

Remediation/Fixes

IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.

Product	VRMF	APAR	Remediation
IBM Security Access Manager for Web	7.0 (appliance)	IV91122	Apply Interim Fix 29: 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0029
IBM Security Access Manager for Web	8.0.0.0 - 8.0.1.4	IV91114	Upgrade to 8.0.1.5: 8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0005
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile	8.0.0.0 - 8.0.1.4	IV91118	Upgrade to 8.0.1.5: 8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0005
IBM Security Access Manager	9.0 - 9.0.2.0	IV91085	Upgrade to 9.0.2.1: 9.0.2-ISS-ISAM-FP0001

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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*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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by a vulnerability in Busybox (CVE-2014-9645)