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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.0862.2 HPESBGN03722 rev.1 - HPE Operations Agent, Local Escalation of Privilege 21 April 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: HPE Operations Agent Virtual Appliance Publisher: Hewlett-Packard Operating System: Linux variants Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2016-5195 Reference: ASB-2016.0103 ESB-2017.0629 Original Bulletin: https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03722en_us Revision History: April 21 2017: Updated product name from HPE Operations Agent to HPE Operations Agent Virtual Appliance April 3 2017: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Note: the current version of the following document is available here: https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03722en_us SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN Document ID: hpesbgn03722en_us Version: 2 HPESBGN03722 rev.2 - HPE Operations Agent Virtual Appliance, Local Escalation of Privilege NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible. Release Date: 2017-04-21 Last Updated: 2017-04-20 Potential Security Impact: Local: Escalation of Privilege Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Product Security Response Team VULNERABILITY SUMMARY A security vulnerability in Linux kernel, also known as "Dirty COW", has been addressed in HPE Operations Agent Virtual Appliance. This vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege. References: - CVE-2016-5195 - Linux kernel vulnerability, "Dirty COW" SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed. - HPE Operations Agent - v11.11, v11.12, v11.13, v11.14 BACKGROUND CVSS Base Metrics ================= Reference, CVSS V3 Score/Vector, CVSS V2 Score/Vector CVE-2016-5195 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Information on CVSS is documented in HPE Customer Notice HPSN-2008-002 here: https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01345499 RESOLUTION HPE has made the following mitigation steps available to resolve the vulnerability in the impacted versions of HPE Operations Agent Virtual Appliance. 1. Login to the Operations Agent system with root privileges 2. Update the system using 'yum update kernel' command 3. Reboot the server using '/sbin/shutdown -r now' command **Note:** Please contact HPE Technical Support if any assistance is needed regarding the mitigation steps. HISTORY Version:1 (rev.1) - 30 March 2017 Initial release Version:2 (rev.2) - 21 April 2017 Updated product name from HPE Operations Agent to HPE Operations Agent Virtual Appliance Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy. Support: For issues about implementing the recommendations of this Security Bulletin, contact normal HPE Services support channel. For other issues about the content of this Security Bulletin, send e-mail to security-alert@hpe.com. 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