Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) has addressed the following vulnerabilities in OpenSSL.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) has addressed the following vulnerabilities in OpenSSL.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-3735
Description: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error while parsing an IPAdressFamily extension in an X.509 certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger an out-of-bounds read, resulting in an incorrect text display of the certificate.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131047
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2017-3736
Description: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring function bn_sqrx8x_internal(). An attacker with online access to an unpatched system could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134397
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| System Name | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| BladeCenter HS23 7875/1929 | tke1 |
| BladeCenter HS23E 8038/8039 | ahe1 |
| Flex System x220 2585/7906 | kse1 |
| Flex System x222 7916 | cce1 |
| Flex System x240 7863/8737/8738/8956 | b2e1 |
| Flex System x280, x480, x880 7903 | n2e1 |
| Flex System x440 7917 | cne1 |
| System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 7912/7913 | tde1 |
| System x NeXtScale nx360 M4 5455 | fhe1 |
| System x3100 M5 5457 | j9e1 |
| System x3250 M5 5458 | jue1 |
| System x3300 M4 7382 | yae1 |
| System x3500 M4 7383 | y5e1 |
| System x3550 M4 7914 | d7e1 |
| System x3630 M4 7158 System x3530 M4 7160 |
bee1 |
| System x3650 M4 7915 System x3650 M4 HD 5460 |
vve1 |
| System x3650 M4 BD 5466 | yoe1 |
| System x3750 M4 8718/8722/8733/8752 | koe1 |
| System x3850 x6 3837/3839 System x3950 x6 3839 |
a8e1 |
Note: The following systems are not affected by this vulnerability.
| System x3100 M4 2582 System x3250 M4 2583 |
jqe1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
It is recommended to update to the firmware level listed below, or a later version.
| System Name | Fixed Version |
|---|---|
| BladeCenter HS23 7875/1929 (ibm_fw_uefi_tke158g-2.30_anyos_32-64) |
tke158g-2.30 |
| BladeCenter HS23E 8038/8039 (ibm_fw_uefi_ahe158f-2.70_anyos_32-64) |
ahe158f-2.70 |
| Flex System x220 2585/7906 (ibm_fw_uefi_kse156f-2.10_anyos_32-64) |
kse156f-2.10 |
| Flex System x222 7916 (ibm_fw_uefi_cce158h-1.90_anyos_32-64) |
cce158h-1.90 |
| Flex System x240 7863/8737/8738/8956 (ibm_fw_uefi_b2e160f-2.10_anyos_32-64) |
b2e160f-2.10 |
| Flex System x280, x480, x880 7903 (ibm_fw_uefi_n2e128g-1.80_anyos_32-64) |
n2e128g-1.80 |
| Flex System x440 7917 (ibm_fw_uefi_cne160g-2.00_anyos_32-64) |
cne160g-2.00 |
| System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 7912/7913 (ibm_fw_uefi_tde154g-2.00_anyos_32-64) |
tde154g-2.00 |
| System x NeXtScale nx360 M4 5455 (ibm_fw_uefi_fhe118f-1.80_anyos_32-64) |
fhe118f-1.80 |
| System x3100 M5 5457 (ibm_fw_uefi_j9e132f-1.70_anyos_32-64) |
j9e132f-1.70 |
| System x3250 M5 5458 (ibm_fw_uefi_jue132f-1.70_anyos_32-64) |
jue132f-1.70 |
| System x3300 M4 7382 (ibm_fw_uefi_yae154f-2.00_anyos_32-64) |
yae154f-2.00 |
| System x3500 M4 7383 (ibm_fw_uefi_y5e156f-2.50_anyos_32-64) |
y5e156f-2.50 |
| System x3550 M4 7914 (ibm_fw_uefi_d7e162f-2.60_anyos_32-64) |
d7e162f-2.60 |
| System x3630 M4 7158 System x3530 M4 7160 (ibm_fw_uefi_bee162f-2.90_anyos_32-64) |
bee162f-2.90 |
| System x3650 M4 7915 System x3650 M4 HD 5460 (ibm_fw_uefi_vve158f-2.60_anyos_32-64) |
vve158f-2.60 |
| System x3650 M4 BD 5466 (ibm_fw_uefi_yoe124f-2.10_anyos_32-64) |
yoe124f-2.10 |
| System x3750 M4 8718/8722/8733/8752 (ibm_fw_uefi_koe158f-2.10_anyos_32-64) |
koe158f-2.10 |
| System x3850 x6 3837/3839 System x3950 x6 3839 (ibm_fw_uefi_a8e126f-1.60_anyos_32-64) |
a8e126f-1.60 |
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
19 March 2018: Original Copy Published
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5099792