Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) has addressed the following vulnerability in libssh2.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) has addressed the following vulnerability in libssh2.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0787
Description: libssh2 could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a type confusion error during the SSHv2 handshake resulting in the generation of a reduced amount of random bits for Diffie-Hellman. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the truncated Diffie-Hellman secret to launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111562
for 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:N)
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) | 2PET |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
| Product | Fix Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module
(CMM) ibm_fw_cmm_2pet14g-2.5.7g_anyos_noarch |
2PET14g-2.5.7g |
You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
References
Related Information
IBM
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IBM Product Security
Incident Response Blog
Lenovo
Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None.
Change History
13 September, 2016: 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-5099454