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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.0906 Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Nete zza Host Management (CVE-2016-2842) 11 April 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Netezza Host Management IBM Netezza Platform Software clients Publisher: IBM Operating System: Network Appliance Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2016-2842 Reference: ESB-2016.0800 ESB-2016.0852.2 ESB-2016.0543.2 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980927 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980928 Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) IBM security advisories. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Netezza Host Management (CVE-2016-2842) Document information More support for: PureData System for Analytics Software version: 1.0.0 Operating system(s): Platform Independent Software edition: All Editions Reference #: 1980927 Modified date: 2016-04-08 Security Bulletin Summary This bulletin addresses CVE-2016-2842 for IBM Netezza Host Management. Vulnerability Details OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 1, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Netezza Host Management. IBM Netezza Host Management addressed the applicable CVEs with the details provided in: Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Netezza Host Management An additional CVE, CVE-2016-2842, was also fixed but was not initially included in the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project announcement or in the associated security bulletin for this product. This bulletin only addresses CVE-2016-2842. Please see the bulletin linked above for the other CVEs that were addressed by the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project. CVEID: CVE-2016-2842 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds by the doapr_outch function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted string to cause an out-of-bounds write or consume an overly large amount of resources. CVSS Base Score: 7.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111304 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) Affected Products and Versions IBM Netezza Host Management 5.4.3 Remediation/Fixes IBM Netezza Host Management 5.4.4.0 Link to Fix Central The Netezza Host Management software contains the latest RHEL updates for the operating systems certified for use on IBM Netezza/PureData System for Analytics appliances. IBM recommends upgrading to the latest Netezza Host Management version to ensure that your hosts have the latest fixes, security changes, and operating system updates. IBM Support can assist you with planning for the Netezza Host Management and operating system upgrades to your appliances. For more details on IBM Netezza Host Management security patching: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Security Patching for IBM PureData System for Analytics appliances 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 Change History 08 April 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." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Netezza Platform Software clients (CVE-2016-2842) Document information More support for: PureData System for Analytics Software version: 1.0.0 Operating system(s): Platform Independent Software edition: All Editions Reference #: 1980928 Modified date: 2016-04-08 Security Bulletin Summary This bulletin addresses CVE-2016-2842 for IBM Netezza Platform Software clients. Vulnerability Details OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 1, 2016 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Netezza Host Management. IBM Netezza Host Management addressed the applicable CVEs with the details provided in: Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Netezza Platform Software clients An additional CVE, CVE-2016-2842, was also fixed but was not initially included in the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project announcement or in the associated security bulletin for this product. This bulletin only addresses CVE-2016-2842. Please see the bulletin linked above for the other CVEs that were addressed by the March 1, 2016 OpenSSL Project. CVEID: CVE-2016-2842 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds by the doapr_outch function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted string to cause an out-of-bounds write or consume an overly large amount of resources. CVSS Base Score: 7.5 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111304 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) Affected Products and Versions IBM Netezza clients from any of the following releases: IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.1.0.8-P1 (and prior releases) IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.2.0.7-P1 (and prior releases) IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.2.1.1-P1 (and prior releases) Remediation/Fixes For NPS clients that are running any of the affected releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the clients that are available in the following release: IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.1.0.9 Link to Fix Central IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.2.0.8 Link to Fix Central IBM Netezza Platform Software 7.2.1.2 Link to Fix Central 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 8 April 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." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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