Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Cloud Private could allow a local user to obtain the CA Private Key due to it being world readable in boot/master node.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1841
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud private could allow a local user to obtain the CA Private Key due to it being world readable in boot/master node.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150901 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cloud Private 2.1.0
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM Cloud Private 2.1.0.x releases, upgrade to versions 3.1.0 or higher
- You can obtain IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0 from IBM Passport Advantage
Workarounds and Mitigations
File Systems permissions may be set using chmod
- to 0700 for all directories under /etc/cfc
- to 0600 for all files under etc/cfc
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References
Change History
13 November 2018 - original document 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:
13 November 2018
UID
ibm10739851