Security Bulletin
Summary
The Elastic Storage Server and the GPFS Storage Server are affected by a multiple GSKit vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1431
DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability in GSKit affects IBM Spectrum Scale that could allow a local attacker to obtain control of the Spectrum Scale daemon and to access and modify files in the Spectrum Scale file system, and possibly to obtain administrator privileges on the node.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139240 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:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2018-1447
DESCRIPTION: The GSKit CMS KDB logic fails to salt the hash function resulting in weaker than expected protection of passwords. A weak password may be recovered. Note: After update the customer should change password to ensure the new password is stored more securely. Products should encourage customers to take this step as a high priority action.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139972 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)
CVEID: CVE-2017-3732
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagating bug in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring procedure. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121313 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2016-0705
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a double-free error when parsing DSA private keys. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111140 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
The Elastic Storage Server 5.0.0 thru 5.3.0.1
The Elastic Storage Server 5.0.0 thru 5.2.2
The Elastic Storage Server 4.5.0 thru 4.6.0
The Elastic Storage Server 4.0.0 thru 4.0.6
The Elastic Storage Server 3.5.0 thru 3.5.6
The Elastic Storage Server 3.0.0 thru 3.0.5
The Elastic Storage Server 2.5.0 thru 2.5.5
The GPFS Storage Server 2.0.0 thru 2.0.7
Remediation/Fixes
For ESS 4.5.0 thru 4.6.0, customers should upgrade to ESS 5.3.1
For ESS 4.0.0 thru 4.0.6, customers should upgrade to ESS 5.3.1
For ESS 3.5.0 thru 3.5.6, customers should upgrade to ESS 5.3.1
For ESS 3.0.0 thru 3.0.5, customers should upgrade to ESS 5.3.1
For ESS 2.5.0 thru 2.5.5, customers should upgrade to ESS 5.3.1
For IBM Elastic Storage Server V5.0.0. thru 5.3.0.1, apply V5.3.1 available from FixCentral at:
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Softw…
For IBM Elastic Storage Server V5.0.0. thru 5.2.2, apply V5.2.2.1 available from FixCentral at:
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Softw…
Notes:
If you are unable to upgrade to ESS 5.3.1 or 5.2.2.1, please contact IBM Service to obtain an efix:
- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 5.3, reference APAR IJ05680
- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 4.0.0 - 4.6.0, reference APAR IJ05666
- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 2.5.0 thru 3.5.6, reference APAR IJ05628
For the GPFS Storage Server 2.0.0 thru 2.0.7, contact IBM Service to obtain an efix referencing APAR IJ05628.
To contact IBM Service, see http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
6 July 2018: Original version published
*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:
06 July 2018
UID
ibm10716005