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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.0050 Security Bulletin:The GPFS pattern provided with IBM PureApplication System is affected by security vulnerabilities. (CVE-2015-4974 and CVE-2015-4981) 11 January 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM PureApplication System Publisher: IBM Operating System: Linux variants Windows AIX Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Console/Physical Access Confidential Data -- Console/Physical Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2015-4981 CVE-2015-4974 Reference: ESB-2015.2778 ESB-2015.2629 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21974124 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin:The GPFS pattern provided with IBM PureApplication System is affected by security vulnerabilities. (CVE-2015-4974 and CVE-2015-4981) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: PureApplication System Software version: 2.0, 2.0.0.1, 2.1.0.0, 2.1.0.1, 2.1.0.2, 2.1.1.0 Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows Reference #: 1974124 Modified date: 2016-01-08 Summary Security vulnerabilities have been identified in the current levels of IBM Spectrum Scale V4.1.1, IBM GPFS V4.1 and V3.5: - - could allow a local non privileged attacker to execute commands with root privileges (CVE-2015-4974) - - could allow a local non privileged attacker to read system memory contents (CVE-2015-4981) IBM PureApplication System provides a GPFS pattern and addressed the applicable CVEs. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-4974 DESCRIPTION: IBM General Parallel File System could allow a local non privileged attacker to execute commands with root privileges. CVSS Base Score: 8.4 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105789 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:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2015-4981 DESCRIPTION: IBM General Parallel File System could allow a local non privileged attacker to read system memory contents CVSS Base Score: 4 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105831 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) Affected Products and Versions IBM PureApplication System V2.0 (GPFS Pattern type 1.2.0) using IBM GPFS V3.5.0.19 IBM PureApplication System V2.1 (GPFS Pattern type 1.2.1.0) using IBM GPFS V4.1.0.5 IBM PureApplication System V2.1.0.1 (GPFS Pattern type 1.2.2.0) using IBM GPFS V4.1.0.7 IBM PureApplication System V2.1.1 (GPFS Pattern type 1.2.3.0) using IBM GPFS V4.1.0.7 Remediation/Fixes GPFS server or client instances deployed with the affected GPFS Pattern versions are vulnerable. To determine whether deployed GPFS sever or client instances are affected by these GPFS security vulnerabilities, run the Get Cluster Status operation ( for a GPFS server instance ) or the GPFS Client Status operation ( for a GPFS client instance ) to verify the version reported for the GPFS nodes. The instance is affected if the GPFS version is V4.1.0.5, V4.1.0.7 or V3.5.0.19. The solution is to apply one of the following interim fixes or upgrade the PureApplication System to V2.1.2 or higher, and upgrade this instance using the pattern upgrade procedure. GPFS 3.5.0.28 http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes?parent=PureSystems&product=ibm/WebSphere/PureApplication+System&release=2.0.0.1&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=update-gpfs-3.5.0.28&includeRequisites=0&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=http GPFS 4.1.1.2 http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes?parent=PureSystems&product=ibm/WebSphere/PureApplication+System&release=2.1.1.0&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=update-gpfs-4.1.1.2&includeRequisites=0&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=http The GPFS Pattern type 1.2.4.0 that is delivered with IBM PureApplication System V2.1.2.0 installs GPFS 4.1.1.2. Any instances deployed with this GPFS pattern type version or upgraded to this version will not be affected by these CVEs. Whenever possible, the PureApplication System upgrade option is recommended instead of the interim fixes. Workarounds and Mitigations None Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. References Complete CVSS v3 Guide On-line Calculator v3 Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Acknowledgement None Change History 7 January 2016: 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. Disclaimer According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." 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