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Security Bulletin: Denial of Service vulnerability in OpenSSL may affect IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client (CVE-2022-0778)

Security Bulletin


Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 15, 2022 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL, used by the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client for network connections with NetApp services, has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-0778
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the BN_mod_sqrt() function when parsing certificates. By using a specially-crafted certificate with invalid explicit curve parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221911 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)
IBM Spectrum Protect Client8.1.0.0-8.1.14.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client Affected VersionsFixing
Level
PlatformLink to Fix and Instructions
8.1.0.0-8.1.14.0 8.1.15Linux
Windows

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6593819

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

29 June 2022: 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 June 2022

UID

ibm16596399