IT46295: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2024-27309

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2024-27309
  Description: Apache Kafka is vulnerable to a denial of service,
  caused by improper access control during migration from ZK mode
  to KRaft mode. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote
  attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of
  service condition.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2024-27309                                               *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 2Q24   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release  2Q 2024 / June )
  
  To protect IBM Storage Insights against emerging
  security vulnerabilities, the service was updated to
  protected against vulnerabilities.
  
  No action is required, there is nothing that you need
  to do following the IBM Storage Insights upgrade.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  STORAGE INSIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCSI

Applicable component levels