Security Bulletin
Summary
The updates indicated below have been released to address the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2018-1111 - Vulnerability in the NetworkManager integration script
CVE-2018-2783 - IBM Java Runtime vulnerability
CVE-2018-2790 - IBM Java Runtime vulnerability
CVE-2018-5391 - Improper handling of the reassembly of fragmented IPv4 and IPv6 packets
These Java issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2018.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1111
DESCRIPTION: The DHCP client packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux could allow a remote attacker on the local network to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a command injection flaw in the NetworkManager integration script. By spoofing DHCP responses, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the DHCP protocol to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143382 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2783
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141939 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-5391
DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of the reassembly of fragmented IPv4 and IPv6 packets by the IP implementation. By sending specially crafted IP fragments with random offsets, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust all available CPU resources and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148388 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2018-2790
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141946 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
DS8870 - 87.51.93.0
DS8880 - 88.24.6.0
DS8880 - 88.31.46.0
DS8880 - 88.40.62.0
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References
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Corrected Product List
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*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:
03 June 2019
UID
ibm10882400