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Security Bulletin: XL compilers on AIX are vulnerable to denial of service due to zlib and zlibNX (CVE-2018-25032)

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability in zlib and zlibNX could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (CVE-2018-25032). XL compilers on AIX use zlib and zlibNX as part of its data compression functions.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)

Open XL C/C++/Fortran for AIX

V17.1.1

XL C/C++/Fortran for AIX

V16.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

XL compilers on AIX are making use of the AIX OS supplied zlib libraries.  Please see https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6824891/ for remediation/fixes.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

06 Oct 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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Document Information

Modified date:
13 October 2022

Initial Publish date:
06 October 2022

UID

ibm16828643