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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.2342
IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by a an openssl
vulnerability (CVE-2018-5407)
28 June 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM QRadar Network Security
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-5407
Reference: ASB-2019.0060
ESB-2019.2173
ESB-2019.1971
ASB-2018.0311
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10878438
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IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by a an openssl vulnerability
(CVE-2018-5407)
Product: IBM QRadar Network Security
Software version: 5.4.0, 5.5.0
Operating system(s): Firmware
Reference #: 0878438
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM QRadar Network Security has addressed the following vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-5407
DESCRIPTION: Multiple SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures and processors could
allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by execution
engine sharing on Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) architecture. By using the
PortSmash new side-channel attack, an attacker could run a malicious process
next to legitimate processes using the architectures parallel thread running
capabilities to leak encrypted data from the CPU's internal processes. Note:
This vulnerability is known as PortSmash.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
152484 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.5.0
Remediation/Fixes
+------------------+-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Product |VRMF |Remediation/First Fix |
+------------------+-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | |Install Firmware 5.4.0.8 from the Available Updates page of the Local |
| | |Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from |
|IBM QRadar Network| |SiteProtector. |
|Security |5.4.0|Or |
| | |Download Firmware 5.4.0.8 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and |
| | |upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management |
| | |Interface. |
+------------------+-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | |Install Firmware 5.5.0.3 from the Available Updates page of the Local |
| | |Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from |
|IBM QRadar Network| |SiteProtector. |
|Security |5.5.0|Or |
| | |Download Firmware 5.5.0.3 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and |
| | |upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management |
| | |Interface. |
+------------------+-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
June 27, 2019: Original Version Published
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