Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in Apache Struts which the IBM FlashSystem™ V840 is susceptible. An exploit of that vulnerability (CVE-2018-11776) could make the system susceptible to attacks which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2018-11776
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error when using results with no namespace and its upper action configurations have no wildcard namespace. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148694
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
Storage Node machine type and models (MTMs) affected:9840-AE1 and 9843-AE1
Controller Node MTMs affected: 9846-AC0, 9848-AC0, 9846-AC1, and 9848-AC1
Supported storage node code versions which are affected
- VRMFs prior to 1.4.8.1
- VRMFs prior to 1.5.2.1
Supported controller node code versions which are affected
- VRMFs prior to 7.8.1.8
- VRMFs prior to 8.1.3.4
Remediation/Fixes
| MTMs | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Storage nodes: 9846-AE1 & 9848-AE1 Controller nodes: 9846-AC0, 9846-AC1, 9848-AC0, & 9848-AC1 |
Code fixes are now available, the minimum VRMF containing the fix depending on the code stream: Fixed Code VRMF 1.5 stream: 1.5.2.1 1.4 stream: 1.4.8.1 Controller Node VRMF 8.1 stream: 8.1.3.4 7.8 stream: 7.8.1.8 |
N/A | FlashSystem V840 fixes for storage node are available @ IBM's Fix Central |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
15 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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Document Information
Modified date:
18 February 2019
UID
ibm10735023