Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance has addressed the following vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-5970
DESCRIPTION: Linux kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c. By using a specially-crafted application that makes malformed system calls or IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause system to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/122003 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Access Manager appliance, versions 9.0.3.0 - 9.0.4.0
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Security Access Manager | 9.0.3.0-9.0.4.0 | IJ03415 | Upgrade to 9.0.5.0: 9.0.5-ISS-ISAM-FP0000 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
20 June 2018: 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:
21 June 2018
UID
swg22013850