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IV54232: PCONSOLE USES LWI 8.1.0.3 CIPHERS, NO LONGER CONSIDERED SECURE APPLIES TO AIX 7100-04

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The original issue is that IBM Systems Director agent is
giving error on the security scan.

Customer got the following security exceptions:

5336/tcp/www: SSL Enabled Server Supports Medium Strength
SSL Encryption Certificates/Cipher
5336/tcp/www: SSL Enabled Server Supports Weak SSL
Encryption
Certificates/Cipher
5336/tcp/www: IETF X.509 Certificate Signature Collision
Vulnerability

Further investigation shows that

1. Port 5336 is open only on AIX platform, used by
pconsole;
2. Another port 8422, which uses the same keystore as of
5336,
   has strong cipher suites enabled and no security
exception
   was thrown against this port.
3. The solution for port 5336 security issue is to enable
strong
   cipher suites for this port also.

Port 5536 was using the default ciphers provided by LWI
8.1.0.3.
This needs to be changed by LWI and pconsole
configurations.

Local fix

  • N/A

Problem summary

  • pconsole was using ciphers which are no longer considered
secure

Problem conclusion

  • Changes are done in LWI CF framework to enable strong ciphers

Temporary fix

  • 



Comments


    

  • 6100-07 - use AIX APAR IV50606
6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV57896
6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV54021
6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV54021
6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV54021
7100-01 - use AIX APAR IV57593
7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV57071
7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV54148
7100-04 - use AIX APAR IV54232
×**** PE16/11/14 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR IV84551  FOR DESCRIPTION

    



APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV54232
    • 

  • Reported component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5765H4000
    • 

  • Reported release
    710
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2014-01-17
    • 

  • Closed date
    2014-01-17
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2016-11-14
    • 





    

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IV50606
    

    • 

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765H4000
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R710  PSY  U863863
       UP15/11/23  I  1000
    • 



PTF to Fileset Mapping








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            14 November 2016
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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