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Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter affect Cloud Pak System [CVE-2024-37079, CVE-2024-37080, CVE-2024-37081]

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerabilities in Broadcom VMware vCenter affect IBM Cloud Pak System.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2024-37079
DESCRIPTION:   vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.
CWE:   CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS Source:   CVE.org
CVSS Base score:   9.8
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-37080
DESCRIPTION:   vCenter Server contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet potentially leading to remote code execution.
CWE:   CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS Source:   IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score:   9.8
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-37081
DESCRIPTION:   Broadcom VMware vCenter Server could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by misconfiguration of sudo. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
CWE:   CWE-556: ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Use of Identity Impersonation
CVSS Source:   IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score:   7.8
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak System2.3.4.0 (Intel)

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.4.1.

This security bulletin applies to IBM Cloud Pak System, IBM Cloud Pak System Software,  IBM Cloud Pak System Software Suite.  

For IBM Cloud Pak System update VMWare vCenter to VMWare vCenter v7.0 U3r.

For IBM Cloud Pak System on Intel, 

   upgrade to Cloud Pak System V2.3.4.1 at Fix Central

   information on upgrading at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168482

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

03 May 2025: Initial Publication

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 May 2025

UID

ibm17232461