Security Bulletin
Summary
An OpenSSL denial of service vulnerability disclosed by the OpenSSL Project affects GSKit, which is used by the version of IBM GPFS used by the TS7700.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-1788
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when processing an ECParameters structure over a specially crafted binary polynomial field. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103778 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
All versions of microcode for the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 (3957-V06, 3957-V07, 3957-VEA, 3957-VEB) in release R3.3 prior to and including the following are affected:
|
Release | Version |
| R3.3 | 8.33.0.45 |
Remediation/Fixes
Contact IBM Service at 1-800-IBM-SERV to arrange an upgrade to the latest microcode level followed by the installation of vtd_exec.229. Minimum microcode levels are shown below:
|
Release | Fix |
| R3.3 | Upgrade to 8.33.0.45 or later + vtd_exec.229 |
Please note that vtd_exec packages carry their own internal version numbers. For the vulnerabilities reported in this Security Bulletin, the minimum required vtd_exec version is as follows:
| Package | Version |
| vtd_exec.229 | 2.0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Although IBM recommends that you upgrade to the fixes identified above, you can mitigate, but not eliminate the risk of these vulnerabilities by restricting physical and network access to the TS7700 to authorized users and IBM Service Personnel only.
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References
Change History
12 February 2016: Original Version Published
*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:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1005572