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Security Bulletin: IBM PureApplication Service is affected by a GPFS vulnerability (CVE-2018-1783)

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in the GPFS component that is used by IBM PureApplication Service. IBM has released Version 2.2.5.3 for IBM PureApplication Service, in response to CVE-2018-1783. IBM PureApplication Service provides a GPFS pattern and addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1783
DESCRIPTION: IBM GPFS command line utility allows an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to forcefully terminate GPFS and deny access to data available through GPFS.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148806 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM PureApplication Service V2.2.3.0
IBM PureApplication Service V2.2.3.1
IBM PureApplication Service V2.2.3.2
IBM PureApplication Service V2.2.4.0
IBM PureApplication Service V2.2.5.0
IBM PureApplication Service V2.2.5.2

Remediation/Fixes

For Intel:

Upgrade IBM PureApplication Service to the following fix pack release:

- V2.2.5.3


Contact IBM for assistance.

Information on upgrading can be found here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27039159

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

February 13, 2019: 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.

Disclaimer

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Internal Use Only

Advisory ID 12951

Product ID 121623

RTC Defect 242039

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 April 2019

UID

ibm10795195

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