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Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is affected by Foreshadow Spectre Variant vulnerability (CVE-2018-3646 CVE-2018-3615 CVE-2018-3620)

Security Bulletin


Summary

API Connect has addressed the following vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-3646
DESCRIPTION: Multiple Intel CPU's could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the CPU speculative branch instruction execution feature. By conducting targeted cache side-channel attacks and via a terminal page fault, an attacker with guest OS privilege could exploit this vulnerability to leak information residing in the L1 data cache and read data belonging to different security contexts.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148319 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-3615
DESCRIPTION: Multiple Intel CPU's could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the CPU speculative branch instruction execution feature and Intel software guard extensions (Intel SGX). By conducting targeted cache side-channel attacks, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to leak information residing in the L1 data cache from an enclave and read data belonging to different security contexts.
CVSS Base Score: 7.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148320 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-3620
DESCRIPTION: Multiple Intel CPU's could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the CPU speculative branch instruction execution feature. By conducting targeted cache side-channel attacks and via a terminal page fault, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to leak information residing in the L1 data cache and read data belonging to different security contexts. Note: This vulnerability is also known as the "L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF)" or "Foreshadow" attack.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148318 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM API Connect 5.0.8.0-5.0.8.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM API Connect 5.0.8.4 iFix LI80362

Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.4 interim fix.

Developer Portal is impacted.

Follow this link and find the "5.0.8.4-iFix-APIConnect-Portal-Ubuntu16-2018MMDD-1604.ova" package released on or after 2018/09/21.

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.8.4&platform=All&function=textSearch&text=API+Connect+5.0.8.4&source=fc

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Change History

October 26, 2018: Original bulletin 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.

Disclaimer

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Product Synonym

API Connect

Document Information

Modified date:
26 October 2018

UID

ibm10733897