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Security Bulletin: IBM Security QRadar Packet Capture has released 7.3.1 Patch 1, and 7.2.8 Patch 4 in response to the vulnerabilities known as Spectre and Meltdown.

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/711951
711951

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM has released the following 7.3.1 Patch 1, and 7.2.8 Patch 4 for IBM QRadar Packet Capture in response to CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715 and CVE-2017-5754.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-5753

CVEID: CVE-2017-5715

CVEID: CVE-2017-5754

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar Packet Capture 7.3.0 – 7.3.1 GA
IBM QRadar Packet Capture 7.2.0 – 7.2.8.Patch 3

Remediation/Fixes

QRadar Packet Capture 7.3.1 Patch 1
QRadar Packet Capture 7.2.8 Patch 4

Workarounds and Mitigations

Please note in order to mitigate CVE-2017-5715 Spectre Variant #2, microcode will need to be updated on all appliances along with the Kernel update that is included in the QRadar Packet Capture Patch. Please see the links below for available microcode updates.

For Lenovo Appliance Firmware, see:
Lenovo x3650 M4 USB
Lenovo x3650 M4 ISO

For Dell Appliances, see:
For Dell R710 appliances select your Operating System and Download Version 6.5.0 BIOS

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

30 May, 2018: First Publish

*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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 October 2020

UID

swg22016725

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