Security Bulletin: IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) is vulnerable to denial of service (CVE-2022-22423)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Insufficient input validation in IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) may affect Hardware Security Module (HSM) availability. An affected IBM 4767 or IBM 4769 HSM may be forced into a check-stop condition by specially-crafted requests from HSM users. Recovery from a check-stop condition requires manual intervention.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-22423
DESCRIPTION: IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/223596 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Platform(s)	Version(s)
CCA 5.x MTM for 4767	IBM AIX, IBM i, Linux (Intel x86 platforms)	5.0.0 - 5.7.11
CCA 7.x MTM for 4769	IBM AIX, IBM i, IBM PowerLinux, Linux (Intel x86 platforms)	7.0.0 - 7.3.43

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading:

Product(s)	Fixed Version(s)
CCA 5.x MTM for 4767	5.7.12 or later
CCA 7.x MTM for 4769	7.3.44 or later

Platform-specific upgrade information:

IBM AIX

For CCA 5.x for 4767, please download version 5.7.12 or later from the CCA Software Download Page.

For CCA 7.x for 4769, please download version 7.3.44 or later from the CCA Software Download Page.

IBM i

The vulnerability can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. Releases 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 of IBM i will be fixed. Each PTF bundles updates to CCA 5.x MTM for 4767 and CCA 7.x MTM for 4769, bringing their respective firmware levels to 5.7.12 and 7.3.44 or later, respectively.

The PTF numbers containing the fix for this vulnerability are in the following table:

IBM i release	5733-CY3 IBM Cryptographic Device Manager for i PTF Number
7.5	SI79698
7.4	SI79699
7.3	SI79700
7.2 (4767 Only)	SI79701

IBM PowerLinux

For CCA 7.x for 4769, please download version 7.3.44 or later from the CCA Software Download Page.

Linux on Intel x86

For CCA 5.x for 4767, please download version 5.7.12 or later from the CCA Software Download Page.

For CCA 7.x for 4769, please download version 7.3.44 or later from the CCA Software Download Page.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

22 September 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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Security Bulletin: IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) is vulnerable to denial of service (CVE-2022-22423)