Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru firmware has addressed the following vulnerability in OpenSSH.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru firmware has addressed the following vulnerability in OpenSSH.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6210
Description: OpenSSH could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the increased amount of time to calculate SHA256/SHA512 hash than BLOWFISH hash. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a covert timing channel to enumerate users on system that runs SSHD.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115128
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru Firmware | 9.1 |
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 |
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
18 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-5099502