Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM GCM16 & GCM32 KVM Switch Firmware have addressed the following vulnerability in OpenSSL.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-1551
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an overflow in the x64_64 Montgomery squaring procedure used in exponentiation with 512-bit moduli. By performing a man-in-the-middle attack, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172752 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product | Version |
| GCM16/32 KVM Switch Firmware | 2.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fixes are available on Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
| Product | Fix Version |
|
GCM16/32 KVM Switch Firmware (ibm_fw_gcm16_gcm32_v2.8.3.25691_anyos_noarch) | 2.8.3.25691 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
21 Jan 2021: 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
21 January 2021
UID
ibm16406720