Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in Intel firmware affect Cloud Pak System. Cloud Pak system nodes using Intel driver firmware recommended update.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-0197
DESCRIPTION: Intel Ethernet controllers are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a protection mechanism failure in the firmware. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213146 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2021-0198
DESCRIPTION: Intel Ethernet controllers are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper access control in the firmware. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213149 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2021-0199
DESCRIPTION: Intel Ethernet controllers are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation in the firmware. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 3.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213151 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-0200
DESCRIPTION: Intel Ethernet controllers could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write flaw in the firmware. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213152 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Pak Systems | v2.3 |
| SN550 | FW |
| SR630 | FW |
| X3550 | FW |
Remediation/Fixes
Recommended solution for Cloud Pak System firmware update as reported in the table below.
| Product System Node (s) | Fix / FW Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Pak System | v2.3.3.6 |
| SN550 | FW 26.4 |
| SR630 | FW 26.4 |
| X3550 | FW 26.4 |
IBM Cloud Pak System firmware update available with Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.6.
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.6 also upgrade the ESXi component to ESXi P08.
For Cloud Pak System from 2.3, 2.3.0.1, v2.3.3.0, v.2.3.3.1, v.2.3.3.2, v.2.3.3.3, v2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1, v2.3.3.4, v2.3.3.5
upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.6 at Fix Central
Information on upgrading at : http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
31 Mar 2023: Update Publication with Release information
*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
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 March 2023
UID
ibm16611963