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Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected by multiple glibc vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-1234, CVE-2016-3706, CVE-2016-4429)

Created by Vern Yetzer on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/630547
630547

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in glibc that is embedded in IBM FSM. This bulletin addresses these issues.

Vulnerability Details


CVEID: CVE-2016-1234
DESCRIPTION:
glibc is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow within the glob implementation when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an overly long name to overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111311 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3706
DESCRIPTION:
GNU C Library (glibc or libc6) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based buffer overflow by the getaddrinfo function within sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114123 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-4429
DESCRIPTION:
GNU C Library (glibc or libc6) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the clntudp_call function within sunrpc/clnt_udp.c. By sending specially-crafted ICMP and UDP packets, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114024 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Flex System Manager 1.3.4.0
Flex System Manager 1.3.3.0
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.1
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends updating the FSM using the instructions referenced in this table.

      Product
      VRMF
APAR
      Remediation
Flex System Manager
      1.3.4.0
IT13721
Install fsmfix1.3.4.0_IT13720_IT13721_IT13722_IT18327_IT18400
Flex System Manager
      1.3.3.0
IT13721
Install fsmfix1.3.3.0_IT13720_IT13721_IT13722_IT18327_IT18400
Flex System Manager
      1.3.2.1
      1.3.2.0
IT13721
Install fsmfix1.3.2.0_IT13720_IT13721_IT13722_IT18327_IT18400

For all VRMF not listed in this table, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed and supported version/release of the product.

For a complete list of FSM security bulletins refer to this technote: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas7797054ebc3d9857486258027006ce4a0&myns=purflex&mync=E&cm_sp=purflex-_-NULL-_-E

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

9 February, 2017 : Original version published

*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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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

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