Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability has been addressed in the GSKit component of IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot) for UNIX and VMware.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0201
DESCRIPTION: IBM GSKit could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a MD5 collision. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109310 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The following IBM FlashCopy Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot) components are affected:
VMware:
- FlashCopy Manager for VMware versions
- 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.4.0
- 3.2.0.0 through 3.2.0.6
- FlashCopy Manager for DB2 versions
- 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.4.x
- 3.2.0.0 through 3.2.0.7 - FlashCopy Manager for Custom Applications versions
- 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.4.x
- 3.2.0.0 through 3.2.0.7 - FlashCopy Manager for Oracle versions
- 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.4.x
- 3.2.0.0 through 3.2.0.7 - FlashCopy Manager for Oracle (with SAP environments) versions
- 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.4.x
- 3.2.0.0 through 3.2.0.7
Remediation/Fixes
|
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 4.1 | 4.1.4.1 | Linux | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041991 |
| 3.2 | 3.2.0.7 | Linux | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041901 |
| Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Unix Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix / Fix Availability Target |
| 4.1 | 4.1.6 | AIX Linux HP-UX Solaris | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042168 |
| 3.2 | 3.2.0.8 | AIX Linux HP-UX Solaris | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042460 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
FlashCopy Manager (FCM) as delivered uses TLS 1.1 and lower protocols for SSL sessions. The GSKit component of FCM is only vulnerable to this security issue if SSL sessions use TLS 1.2 (or higher) protocol.
No action is required if the profile parameter ENFORCE_TLS12 is not present (this is the default) or is set to NO in the FCM profile.
If the ENFORCE_TLS12 parameter is set to YES, then it should be changed to NO to eliminate exposure to this security issue and the processes should be restarted by running the following commands:
setup_<application>.sh -a stop
setup_<application>.sh -a start
The script "setup_<application>.sh" is located in the FCM instance directory. The value of <application> depends on the Database/Application type being protected and is "db2" for a DB2 database, "ora" for Oracle with and without SAP, or "gen" for custom applications.
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
11 February 2016 - Original version published
02 June 2016 - Updated Remediation/Fixes section with FCM VMware fixes and target fix date for FCM Unix fixes
30 June 2016 - Updated Remediation/Fixes section with FCM Unix fixes.
*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 Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21975840