Security Bulletin
Summary
Aspera Web Applications (Faspex, Orchestrator, Shares) and On Demand products have addressed the following OpenSSL vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-5407
DESCRIPTION: Multiple SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures and processors could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by execution engine sharing on Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) architecture. By using the PortSmash new side-channel attack, an attacker could run a malicious process next to legitimate processes using the architectures parallel thread running capabilities to leak encrypted data from the CPU's internal processes. Note: This vulnerability is known as PortSmash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152484 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: Multiple SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures and processors could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by execution engine sharing on Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) architecture. By using the PortSmash new side-channel attack, an attacker could run a malicious process next to legitimate processes using the architectures parallel thread running capabilities to leak encrypted data from the CPU's internal processes. Note: This vulnerability is known as PortSmash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152484 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Aspera Orchestrator 3.1.12
IBM Aspera Faspex 4.2.0
IBM Aspera Shares 1.9.12
IBM Aspera Platform on Demand 3.7.4
IBM Aspera Server on Demand 3.7.4
IBM Aspera Faspex Server on Demand 3.7.4
IBM Aspera Shares on Demand 3.7.4
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM Aspera (Faspex, Shares, Console, Orchestrator and Virtual Catcher) the issue can be fixed by downloading the following new versions.
On Demand customers should download a related product release for their On Demand image from the following.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Aspera Faspex | 4.3.0 or Higher | None | https://downloads.asperasoft.com/en/downloads/6 |
| IBM Aspera Orchestrator | 3.2.0 or Higher | None | https://downloads.asperasoft.com/en/downloads/27 |
| IBM Aspera Shares | 1.9.x (ex. 1.9.14 or Higher | None | https://downloads.asperasoft.com/en/downloads/34 |
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*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 Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 August 2019
UID
ibm10882938