Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM SONAS is shipped with Samba, for which a fix is available for security vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details
Samba is used in IBM SONAS to enable file management and authentication services for Microsoft Windows environments.
CVEID: CVE-2017-7494
DESCRIPTION: Samba could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper access to named pipe endpoints. By uploading a specially-crafted shared library to a writeable share, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/126417 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SONAS
The product is affected when running a code releases 1.5.0.0 to 1.5.2.6
Remediation/Fixes
A fix for this issue is in version 1.5.2.7 of IBM SONAS. Customers running an affected version of SONAS should upgrade to 1.5.2.7 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.
Please contact IBM support for assistance in upgrading your system.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Workaround : No
Mitigation : No
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References
Change History
9 August 2017 : 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1010483