Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter have addressed the following vulnerabilities in cURL.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter have addressed the following vulnerabilities in cURL.
Vulnerability Details:
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5419
Description: cURL/libcURL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check the TLS connection server certificates. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115804
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5420
Description: cURL/libcURL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check the TLS connection server certificates. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115805
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5421
Description: cURL/libcURL could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a use-after-free connection error in the libcurl multi interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115806
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru Firmware | 9.1 |
| 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/.
| Product | Fix Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN
Pass-thru Firmware qlgc_fw_flex_9.1.9.02.00_anyos_noarch |
9.1.9.02.00 |
| QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM
BladeCenter qlgc_fw_bcsw_9.0.3.19.00_anyos_noarch |
9.0.3.19.00 |
You should verify applying the fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None
References:
Related Information:
IBM
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IBM Product Security
Incident Response Blog
Lenovo
Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
17 January 2017: Original Copy Published
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Modified date:
14 April 2023
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099500