Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Intel Chipset affect IBM Cloud Pak System (CVE-2021-0060, CVE-2021-0147, CVE-2021-33080)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Vulnerabilities in Intel Chipset affect IBM Cloud Pak System. IBM Cloud Pak System has addressed these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-0060
DESCRIPTION: Intel SPS could allow a physical attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by insufficient compartmentalization in HECI subsystem. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219020 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2021-0147
DESCRIPTION: Intel Chipset firmware is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper locking in the Power Management Controller (PMC). By sending a specially-crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219022 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2021-33068
DESCRIPTION: Intel AMT is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the subsystem. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219021 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) / Node /System(s)	Version(s) / Components
IBM Cloud Pak System	2.3- 2.3.3.4
System X240 M5 Compute Node	UEFI
System X3550 M5	UEFI
System SN550	UEFI
System SR630	UEFI
OEM-SR630	UEFI

Remediation/Fixes

For unsupported release/version/platform IBM recommends to upgrade to supported fixed release of the product.

Recommended Firmware updates are listed in the table below. Firmware have been updated with IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.3.5.

Affected Product(s) / Node /System(s)	Version(s) / Components
IBM Cloud Pak System	2.3.3.5
System X240 M5 Compute Node	UEFI C4E150B-3.40
System X3550 M5	UEFI UEFI TBE154B-3.60
System SN550	UEFI UEFI IVE176J-3.22
System SR630	UEFI UEFI IVE176J-3.22
OEM-SR630	UEFI UEFI IVE176J-3.22

For IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.0.1, v2.3.1.1, v2.3.2.0, 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

upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.3.5 at Fix Central

Information on upgrading : http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

16 Aug 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Intel Chipset affect IBM Cloud Pak System (CVE-2021-0060, CVE-2021-0147, CVE-2021-33080)