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 applicable CVEs in cURL/libcurl.
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 applicable CVEs in cURL/libcurl.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-8619
Description: cURL/libcurl could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by double-free error in the krb5 code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118637
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-8621
Description: cURL/libcurl could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an out of bounds read error within the curl_getdate function. By using specially-crafted date strings, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the process and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118639
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 |
| 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 | Fixed Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN
Pass-thru Firmware qlgc_fw_flex_9.1.10.01.00_anyos_noarch |
9.1.10.01.00 |
| QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN
Switch Module for BladeCenter qlgc_fw_bcsw_7.10.1.41.00_anyos_noarch |
7.10.1.41.00 |
| QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM
BladeCenter qlgc_fw_bcsw_9.0.3.20.00_anyos_noarch |
9.0.3.20.00 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
References
Related Information
IBM
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Lenovo
Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
31 May, 2017: Original Version Published
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References
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099588