Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability to which the FlashSystem™ V840 is susceptible. An exploit of this vulnerability could make the system subject to an attack allowing an escalation of privilege. Only systems with 1.4 firmware installed are vulnerable.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1822
DESCRIPTION: IBM FlashSystem product allows a specially crafted attack to gain administrative control or to deny service.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150296 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
FlashSystem V840 machine type and models (MTMs) affected include 9840-AE1 and 9843-AE1
Remediation/Fixes
| MTMs | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Storage nodes: 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 Controller nodes: 9846-AC0, 9846-AC1, 9848-AC0, & 9848-AC1 |
Code fixes are now available. The minimum VRMF containing the fix depends on the code stream: Fixed Code VRMF 1.5 stream: 1.5.0.0 1.4 stream: 1.4.8.1 Controller Node VRMF The controller nodes are not susceptible to this vulnerability. |
N/A | FlashSystem V840 fixes are available @ IBM's Fix Central |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
1 October 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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Internal Use Only
Adv: 13366
PR: 121722
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 October 2018
UID
ibm10732968