Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru, QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter have addressed the following vulnerability in OpenSSH.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru, QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter have addressed the following vulnerability in OpenSSH.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6515
Description: OpenSSH is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to limit password lengths for password authentication by the auth_password function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an overly long string to consume all available CPU resources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115911
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:N/A:H)
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru Firmware | 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/
| 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 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN
Switch Module for BladeCenter qlgc_fw_bcsw_7.10.1.40.00_anyos_noarch |
7.10.1.40.00 |
| 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 this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
References
Related Information
IBM
Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security
Incident Response Blog
Lenovo
Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
20 January, 2017: 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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References
*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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Document Information
Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099501