Security Bulletin
Summary
glibc is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-1781
DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the gethostbyname_r() and other related functions. By sending a specially-crafted argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/102500 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
Power HMC V8.1.0.0
Power HMC V8.2.0.0
Power HMC V8.3.0.0
Remediation/Fixes
The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
Power HMC | V8.8.1.0 SP2 | MB03920 | Apply eFix MH01532 |
Power HMC | V8.8.2.0 SP1 | MB03926 | Apply eFix MH01538 |
Power HMC | V8.8.3.0 | MB03927 | Apply eFix MH01539 |
Note:
1. For unsupported releases IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.
2. After applying the PTF, you should restart the HMC.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
*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 Information
Modified date:
22 September 2021
UID
nas8N1020837