Security Bulletin
Summary
Intel(R) Manycore Platform Software Stack (Intel(R) MPSS) for Linux and Windows have addressed the following vulnerability in glibc.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack (Intel® MPSS) for Linux and Windows have addressed the following vulnerability in glibc.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-10228
Description: GNU C Library (glibc) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the iconv program. By processing invalid multi-byte input sequences, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124078
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:L)
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS) for Linux & Windows | 3.8 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends that you update the affected versions of Intel MPSS that are used with the Intel Xeon Phi cards supported in IBM System x Servers to MPSS version 3.8.3 or later.
Instructions on how to download and apply the update are available at: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-manycore-platform-software-stack-mpss
| Product | Fixed Version |
|---|---|
| Intel® Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS) for Linux & Windows | 3.8.3 |
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
07 December, 2017: Original Version Published
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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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099739