Security Bulletin
Summary
In response to recently reported security vulnerabilities, this Power HMC Security Bulletin is released to address Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures issue numbers CVE-2018-3639 and CVE-2018-3640.
Vulnerability Details
Workarounds and Mitigations
The most immediate action clients can take to protect themselves is to prevent execution of unauthorized software on any system that handles sensitive data, including adjacent virtual machines.
No mitigations are required for the ppc and x86 HMC hardware appliances, and vHMC on ppc.
For vHMC on x86, hypervisor and firmware updates may be required; customers should consult their hypervisor and x86 system vendors for information.
Products Addressed and Versions
None
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References
Change History
Initial version : 31 May 2018
*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
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 September 2021
UID
nas8N1022593