Security Bulletin
Summary
PowerKVM is affected by vulnerabilities in postgresql. IBM has now addressed this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5423
DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending specially crafted SQL statements containing CASE/WHEN commands, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the target server to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116082 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5424
DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the improper handling of database and role names containing newlines, carriage returns, double quotes, or backslashes. By running certain maintenance programs, an attacker could grant the user superuser privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116075 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
PowerKVM 3.1 only
Remediation/Fixes
Customers can update PowerKVM systems by using "yum update".
Fix images are made available via Fix Central. For version 3.1, see https://ibm.biz/BdHggw. This issue is addressed as of 3.1.0.2 update 4 or later.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
3 Jan 2017 - Initial Version
*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 Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
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isg3T1024772