Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDKs Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 5, 6 and 7, that are used by IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2015 & January 2016.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-4872
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the Security component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107361 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4911
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107360 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4893
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107359 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2015-4803
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and JRockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107358 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2016-0466
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE Java SE Embedded and Jrockit related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a partial availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109948 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) prior to release R2.1 are affected. All versions of R3.0 and R3.1 are also affected. In addition, microcode versions of releases R2.1, R3.2, and R3.3 prior to and including the following are also affected:
|
Release | Version |
| R3.3 | 8.33.0.45 |
| R3.2 | 8.32.3.8 |
| R2.1 | 8.21.0.178 |
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.213, vtd_exec.214, vtd_exec.215, and vtd_exec.235 as needed. Minimum microcode levels are shown below:
|
Release | Fix |
| R3.3 | Upgrade to 8.33.1.11 or later - OR - Upgrade to 8.33.0.45 + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235 |
| R3.2 | Upgrade to 8.32.1.8 or later + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235 |
| R3.0 or R3.1 | Upgrade to 8.32.3.8 or later + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235 |
| R2.1 | Upgrade to 8.21.0.178 or later + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235 |
| Older Releases | Upgrade to 8.21.0.178 or later + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235 |
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 versions are as follows:
| Package | Version |
| vtd_exec.213 | 1.10 |
| vtd_exec.214 | 1.10 |
| vtd_exec.215 | 1.10 |
| vtd_exec.235 | 1.10 |
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
13 May 2016: Original Version Published
16 May 2016: Corrected list of vtd_exec packages for 8.21 and older releases
*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
ssg1S1005743