Security Bulletin
Summary
POWER9: In response to a security issue with BMC's HTTPS server, a new Power System firmware update is being released to address Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures issue number CVE 2020-1971.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-1971
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. If the GENERAL_NAME_cmp function contain an EDIPARTYNAME, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192748 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) |
| 8335-GTH, 8335-GTX | OP940 |
| 7063-CR2 | OP940 |
Remediation/Fixes
Customers with the products below running OP940, install OP940.30:
1) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTH, 8335-GTX)
2) IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) System Firmware (7063-CR2)
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
22 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:
02 December 2021
UID
ibm16522990