Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 1, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru Firmware, QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module and SAN Switch Module and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module forIBM BladeCenter use OpenSSL and have addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 1, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru Firmware, QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module and SAN Switch Module and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter use OpenSSL and have addressed the applicable CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0705
Description: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a double-free error when parsing DSA private keys. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111140
for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0797
Description: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the BN_hex2bn/BN_dec2bn() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially crafted data to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111142
for current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru |
9.1 |
| QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter | 7.10 |
| QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter | 9.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
You should verify applying the fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
| Product | Fixed Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru qlgc_fw_flex_9.1.8.01.00_anyos_noarch |
9.1.8.01.00 |
| QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN
Switch Module for BladeCenter qlgc_fw_bcsw_7.10.1.38.00_anyos_noarch |
7.10.1.38.00 |
| QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM
BladeCenter qlgc_fw_bcsw_9.0.3.16.00_anyos_noarch |
9.0.3.16.00 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
References
Related Information
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Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security
Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
07 July 2016: Original Version Published
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References
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Modified date:
14 April 2023
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099423