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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.1570
Security Bulletin: IBM has released the following fixes for AIX and VIOS in
response to Speculative Store Bypass (SSB), also known as Variant 4
23 May 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM AIX
IBM VIOS
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-3639
Reference: ASB-2018.0121
ESB-2018.1554
ESB-2018.1550
ESB-2018.1549
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1027700
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Security Bulletin: IBM has released the following fixes for AIX and VIOS in
response to Speculative Store Bypass (SSB), also known as Variant 4.
Document information
More support for: AIX family
Software version: 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
Operating system(s): AIX
Reference #: T1027700
Modified date: 22 May 2018
Summary
IBM has released the following fixes for AIX and VIOS in response to
CVE-2018-3639.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-3639
Affected Products and Versions
AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
VIOS 2.2.x
The vulnerabilities in the following filesets are being addressed:
key_fileset = aix
Fileset Lower Level Upper Level KEY
- ---------------------------------------------------------
bos.mp64 5.3.12.0 5.3.12.10 key_w_fs
bos.mp64 6.1.9.0 6.1.9.316 key_w_fs
bos.mp64 7.1.4.0 7.1.4.34 key_w_fs
bos.mp64 7.1.5.0 7.1.5.16 key_w_fs
bos.mp64 7.2.0.0 7.2.0.6 key_w_fs
bos.mp64 7.2.1.0 7.2.1.5 key_w_fs
bos.mp64 7.2.2.0 7.2.2.16 key_w_fs
To find out whether the affected filesets are installed on your systems, refer
to the lslpp command found in AIX user's guide.
Example: lslpp -L | grep -i bos.mp64
Note: AIX or VIOS users of all fileset levels should continue to monitor their
My Notifications alerts and the IBM PSIRT Blog for additional information
about these vulnerabilities:
- - My Notifications
http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications
- - IBM PSIRT Blog - Potential Impact on Processors in the Power Family
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/potential-impact-processors-power-family/
Remediation/Fixes
A. APARS
IBM has assigned the following APARs to this problem:
AIX Level APAR Availability SP KEY
- ------------------------------------------------
5.3.12 IJ05826 N/A N/A key_w_apar
6.1.9 IJ05824 ** SP12 key_w_apar
7.1.4 IJ05823 ** SP7 key_w_apar
7.1.5 IJ05822 ** SP3 key_w_apar
7.2.0 IJ05821 ** N/A key_w_apar
7.2.1 IJ05820 ** SP5 key_w_apar
7.2.2 IJ05818 ** SP3 key_w_apar
VIOS Level APAR Availability SP KEY
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2.2.4 IJ05824 ** N/A key_w_apar
2.2.5 IJ05824 ** N/A key_w_apar
2.2.6 IJ05824 ** 2.2.6.22 key_w_apar
The relevant APARs will also be included in 7.1.5 and 7.2.2 SPs with a build
id of 1831 or later.
Subscribe to the APARs here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05818
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05820
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05821
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05822
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05823
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05824
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05818
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05820
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05821
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05822
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05823
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ05824
By subscribing, you will receive periodic email alerting you to the status of
the APAR, and a link to download the fix once it becomes available.
B. FIXES
AIX and VIOS fixes are available.
An LPAR system reboot is required to complete the iFix installation, or Live
Update may be used on AIX 7.2 to avoid a reboot.
The AIX/VIOS fixes can be downloaded via ftp or http from:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/variant4_fix.tar
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/variant4_fix.tar
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/variant4_fix.tar
The link above is to a tar file containing this signed advisory, fix packages,
and OpenSSL signatures for each package. The fixes below include prerequisite
checking. This will enforce the correct mapping between the fixes and AIX
Technology Levels.
AIX Level Interim Fix (*.Z) KEY
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5.3.12.9 IJ05826m9b.180427.epkg.Z key_w_fix
6.1.9.11 IJ05824sBa.180426.epkg.Z key_w_fix
7.1.4.6 IJ05823m6a.180426.epkg.Z key_w_fix
7.1.5.2 IJ05822s2a.180426.epkg.Z key_w_fix
7.2.0.6 IJ05821m6a.180424.epkg.Z key_w_fix
7.2.1.4 IJ05820m4a.180423.epkg.Z key_w_fix
7.2.2.2 IJ05818s2a.180420.epkg.Z key_w_fix
Please note that the above table refers to AIX TL/SP level as opposed to
fileset level, i.e., 7.2.2.1 is AIX 7200-02-01.
The provided iFixes for 7.1.5.2 and 7.2.2.2 are not required on SPs with a
build id of 1831 or later. Please run "oslevel -s" to view installed build id.
Please reference the Affected Products and Version section above for help with
checking installed fileset levels.
VIOS Level Interim Fix (*.Z) KEY
- -----------------------------------------------
2.2.4.60 IJ05824sBa.180426.epkg.Z key_w_fix
2.2.5.40 IJ05824sBa.180426.epkg.Z key_w_fix
2.2.6.20 IJ05824sBa.180426.epkg.Z key_w_fix
2.2.6.21 IJ05824sBa.180426.epkg.Z key_w_fix
To extract the fixes from the tar file:
tar xvf variant4_fix.tar
cd variant4_fix
Verify you have retrieved the fixes intact:
The checksums below were generated using the "openssl dgst -sha256 file"
command as the following:
openssl dgst -sha256 filename
KEY
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
da5f493bd51051336c7528ba8667c8dd9272db4ba06ee5ef9f943c0a2a39baad
IJ05818s2a.180420.epkg.Z key_w_csum
80d4263c0e231c18a752b943f522d71516db850466f820149cd81a0c53b68352
IJ05820m4a.180423.epkg.Z key_w_csum
28b2171be5442994394b39410c2db05569223fc3fcff0c552c3b8ddf210f7107
IJ05821m6a.180424.epkg.Z key_w_csum
5e6be49f5563f5a89d4ecc5ea5c52e06ac9f7c7749b9b217ba3abf34bb4a49b8
IJ05822s2a.180426.epkg.Z key_w_csum
dc013e5f65263db7bd2cb35efa29dffacfe886996d072b459f51d22cdf646a2f
IJ05823m6a.180426.epkg.Z key_w_csum
4fa9372d4137265fef88aeb5af36dc1745467cc9f35deb01e6c850ea67b06b66
IJ05824sBa.180426.epkg.Z key_w_csum
4b4dc4961f3a27cd6774ce37bf980ded29cbd962031014e067e117ce0b474c53
IJ05826m9b.180427.epkg.Z key_w_csum
These sums should match exactly. The OpenSSL signatures in the tar file and on
this advisory can also be used to verify the integrity of the fixes. If the
sums or signatures cannot be confirmed, contact IBM Support at http://ibm.com/
support/ and describe the discrepancy.
openssl dgst -sha1 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [advisory_file].sig
[advisory_file]
openssl dgst -sha1 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [ifix_file].sig
[ifix_file]
Published advisory OpenSSL signature file location:
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/variant4_advisory.asc.sig
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/variant4_advisory.asc.sig
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/variant4_advisory.asc.sig
C. FIX AND INTERIM FIX INSTALLATION
An LPAR system reboot is required to complete the iFix installation, or Live
Update may be used on AIX 7.2 to avoid a reboot.
If possible, it is recommended that a mksysb backup of the system be created.
Verify it is both bootable and readable before proceeding.
To preview a fix installation:
installp -a -d fix_name -p all # where fix_name is the name of the
# fix package being previewed.
To install a fix package:
installp -a -d fix_name -X all # where fix_name is the name of the
# fix package being installed.
Interim fixes have had limited functional and regression testing but not the
full regression testing that takes place for Service Packs; however, IBM does
fully support them.
Interim fix management documentation can be found at:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/aix.efixmgmt/home.html
To preview an interim fix installation:
emgr -e ipkg_name -p # where ipkg_name is the name of the
# interim fix package being previewed.
To install an interim fix package:
emgr -e ipkg_name -X # where ipkg_name is the name of the
# interim fix package being installed.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
IBM PSIRT Blog - Potential Impact on Processors in the Power Family
AIX Security Bulletin (ASCII format)
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Google Project Zero.
*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.
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