Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified is shipped with Samba, for which a fix is available for security vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details
Samba is used in IBM Storwize V7000 Unified to enable file management and authentication services for Microsoft Windows environments.
CVEID: CVE-2015-7560
DESCRIPTION: Samba could allow a remote authenticated attacker to launch a symlink attack. By creating a symbolic link to a file or directory using SMB1 UNIX extensions and then issuing a non-UNIX SMB1, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite access control lists on the directory.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111384 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
The product is affected when running code releases 1.5.0.0 to 1.6.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
For 1.5.* release - A fix for this issue is in version 1.5.2.4 of IBM Storwize V7000 Unified.
For 1.6.* release - A fix for this issue is in version 1.6.1.0 of IBM Storwize V7000 Unified.
Customers running an affected version of IBM Storwize V7000 Unified should upgrade to 1.5.2.4 or 1.6.1.0, so that the fix gets applied
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Workarounds and Mitigations
Workarounds:
In smb.conf file add the parameter unix extensions = no and server min protocol = SMB2 to the [global] section and retsart smbd.
Mitigation : None
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References
Change History
4 May 2016: First draft
16 May 2016: changes done as per legal team comment.
27 May 2016: Final version
*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 Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
ssg1S1005805