Security Bulletin
Summary
TS4500 is affected by CVE-2021-25217 if the product is configured for DHCP.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-25217
DESCRIPTION: ISC DHCP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a buffer overrun in program code used to read and parse stored leases. A remote attacker from within the local network could exploit this vulnerability to cause a crash in the DHCP server or DHCP client.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202604 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM System Storage TS4500 Tape Library | All |
Remediation/Fixes
At the time of this security bulletin, there are only two supported releases.
For the 1.7 release, upgrade to version 1.7.0.5 or later.
For the 1.8 release, upgrade to version 1.8.0.1 or later.
All future releases will include the fix for this vulnerability.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Manually configure an IP address instead of enabling DHCP.
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
12 Oct 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:
12 October 2021
Initial Publish date:
12 October 2021
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ibm16498095