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 NTP.
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 NTP.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-7429
Description: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an attack on interface selection. By sending specially crafted packets with spoofed source address, a physical attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 1.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119093
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVE-2016-7429 applies only to IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
and SAN Pass-thru Firmware.
CVEID: CVE-2016-7431
Description: NTP could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper handling of Zero origin timestamp checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119091
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)
CVEID: CVE-2016-7433
Description: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the inclusion of the root delay allowing for an incorrect root distance calculation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 1.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119095
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
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
Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security
Incident Response Blog
Lenovo
Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
25 May, 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099589