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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2019.2397
        A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server affects
                    IBM Spectrum Scale (CVE-2019-4046)
                                2 July 2019

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Spectrum Scale
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Linux variants
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2019-4046  

Reference:         ESB-2019.2381
                   ESB-2019.2355
                   ESB-2019.2340
                   ESB-2019.2309

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10957743

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A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server affects IBM Spectrum Scale
(CVE-2019-4046)

Product:             IBM Spectrum Scale
Component:           Not Applicable
Software version:    4.2.3, 5.0.0
Operating system(s): Linux
Reference #:         0957743

Security Bulletin

Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server, used by IBM
Spectrum Scale. This issue allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service
condition.

Vulnerability Details

IBM WebSphere Application Server is used to provide graphical user interface
for managing Spectrum Scale. The command line interface (CLI) interface is
unaffected by this issue.

CVEID: CVE-2019-4046
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of
service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker
could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
156242 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 thru V5.0.3.0

IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 thru V4.2.3.15

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0.0 thru 5.0.3.0, apply V5.0.3.1 available from
FixCentral at:

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixesproduct=ibm/
StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&function=fixid&fixids=
Spectrum_Scale_Advanced-5.0.3.1-x86_64-Linux

For IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0 thru V4.2.3.15, apply V4.2.3.16 available from
FixCentral at:

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixesparent=
Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&
release=4.2.3&platform=All&function=all

If you cannot apply the latest level of service, contact IBM Service for an
efix

- - For IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0-5.0.3.0, reference IJ15943
- - For IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.0.0-4.2.3.15, reference IJ15977

To contact IBM Service, see http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Change History

01 July 2019: Original version published

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