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Security Bulletin: z/TPF is affected by an OpenSSL vulnerability

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Summary

The z/TPF version of OpenSSL was updated to address the vulnerability described by CVE-2021-3449.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-3449
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in signature_algorithms processing. By sending a specially crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the TLS server to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198752 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
z/Transaction Processing Facility1.1

Remediation/Fixes

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
 z/TPF1.1PJ46477Apply the APAR, which is available for download from the TPF Family Products: Maintenance web page.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

28 Apr 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:
29 April 2021

Initial Publish date:
28 April 2021

UID

ibm16447507