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ESB-2019.3186
Vulnerability in NTP affects AIX (CVE-2019-8936) Security Bulletin
21 August 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: AIX family
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-8936
Reference: ESB-2019.1019
ESB-2019.0744
ESB-2019.1040.2
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10961772
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Vulnerability in NTP affects AIX (CVE-2019-8936)
Product: AIX family
Software version: 7.1, 7.2
Operating system(s): AIX
Reference #: 0961772
Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in NTPv3 and NTPv4 that affects AIX.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-8936
DESCRIPTION: NTP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer
dereference in ntp_control.c. By sending specially crafted mode 6 packets, a
remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the
ntpd daemon to SIGSEGV.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
158926 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
AIX 7.1, 7.2
VIOS 2.2, 3.1
The vulnerabilities in the following filesets are being addressed:
key_fileset = aix
For NTPv3:
Fileset Lower Level Upper Level KEY PRODUCT(S)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
bos.net.tcp.client 6.1.9.0 6.1.9.404 key_w_fs NTPv3
bos.net.tcp.client 7.1.4.0 7.1.4.35 key_w_fs NTPv3
bos.net.tcp.client 7.1.5.0 7.1.5.33 key_w_fs NTPv3
bos.net.tcp.ntp 7.2.1.0 7.2.1.2 key_w_fs NTPv3
bos.net.tcp.ntpd 7.2.1.0 7.2.1.3 key_w_fs NTPv3
bos.net.tcp.ntp 7.2.2.0 7.2.2.17 key_w_fs NTPv3
bos.net.tcp.ntpd 7.2.2.0 7.2.2.17 key_w_fs NTPv3
bos.net.tcp.ntp 7.2.3.0 7.2.3.15 key_w_fs NTPv3
bos.net.tcp.ntpd 7.2.3.0 7.2.3.15 key_w_fs NTPv3
For NTPv4:
Fileset Lower Level Upper Level KEY PRODUCT(S)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
ntp.rte 7.4.2.8100 7.4.2.8121 key_w_fs NTPv4
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.net.tcp.client
Remediation/Fixes
A. APARS
IBM has assigned the following APARs to this problem:
For NTPv3:
AIX Level APAR Availability SP KEY PRODUCT(S)
- ------------------------------------------------------------
7.1.4 IJ17061 ** N/A key_w_apar NTPv3
7.1.5 IJ17062 ** SP5 key_w_apar NTPv3
7.2.1 IJ17063 ** N/A key_w_apar NTPv3
7.2.2 IJ17064 ** SP5 key_w_apar NTPv3
7.2.3 IJ17065 ** SP4 key_w_apar NTPv3
VIOS Level APAR Availability SP KEY PRODUCT(S)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
2.2.5 IJ17060 ** N/A key_w_apar NTPv3
2.2.6 IJ17060 ** 2.2.6.50 key_w_apar NTPv3
3.1.0 IJ17065 ** 3.1.0.30 key_w_apar NTPv3
For NTPv4:
AIX Level APAR Availability SP KEY PRODUCT(S)
- ------------------------------------------------------------
7.1.4 IJ17059 ** N/A key_w_apar NTPv4
7.1.5 IJ17059 ** SP5 key_w_apar NTPv4
7.2.1 IJ17059 ** N/A key_w_apar NTPv4
7.2.2 IJ17059 ** SP5 key_w_apar NTPv4
7.2.3 IJ17059 ** SP4 key_w_apar NTPv4
VIOS Level APAR Availability SP KEY PRODUCT(S)
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2.2.5 IJ17059 ** N/A key_w_apar NTPv4
2.2.6 IJ17059 ** 2.2.6.50 key_w_apar NTPv4
3.1.0 IJ17059 ** 3.1.0.30 key_w_apar NTPv4
Subscribe to the APARs here:
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ17060
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ17061
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ17062
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ17063
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ17064
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ17065
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssuid=isg1IJ17059
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. The AIX/VIOS fixes can be downloaded via ftp
or http from:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_fix12.tar
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_fix12.tar
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_fix12.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.
For NTPv3:
AIX Level Interim Fix (*.Z) KEY PRODUCT(S)
- ----------------------------------------------------------
7.1.4.6 IJ17061m8a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.1.4.7 IJ17061m8a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.1.4.8 IJ17061m8a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.1.5.2 IJ17062m4a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.1.5.3 IJ17062m4a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.1.5.4 IJ17062m4a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.1.4 IJ17063m6a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.1.5 IJ17063m6a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.1.6 IJ17063m6a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.2.2 IJ17064m4a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.2.3 IJ17064m4a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.2.4 IJ17064m4a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.3.1 IJ17065m3a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.3.2 IJ17065m3a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
7.2.3.3 IJ17065m3a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
Please note that the above table refers to AIX TL/SP level as opposed to
fileset level, i.e., 7.2.2.2 is AIX 7200-02-02.
VIOS Level Interim Fix (*.Z) KEY PRODUCT(S)
- -----------------------------------------------------------
2.2.5.40 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.5.50 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.5.60 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.6.20 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.6.21 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.6.23 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.6.30 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.6.31 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.6.32 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.6.40 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
2.2.6.41 IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
3.1.0.0 IJ17065m3a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
3.1.0.10 IJ17065m3a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
3.1.0.20 IJ17065m3a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
3.1.0.21 IJ17065m3a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv3
For NTPv4:
AIX Level Interim Fix (*.Z) KEY PRODUCT(S)
- ----------------------------------------------------------
7.1.x IJ17059m9b.190719.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv4
7.2.x IJ17059m9b.190719.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv4
VIOS Level Interim Fix (*.Z) KEY PRODUCT(S)
- -----------------------------------------------------------
2.2.x IJ17059m9b.190719.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv4
3.1.0.x IJ17059m9b.190719.epkg.Z key_w_fix NTPv4
To extract the fixes from the tar file:
tar xvf ntp_fix12.tar
cd ntp_fix12
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
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5543f8cfe79e9b260b1ffd795f1e755d063564cb436e77b56ccf3c806378d2ca
IJ17059m9b.190719.epkg.Z key_w_csum
fa9702b1406fd3b1437ac333f4a5a35cc8c8b6322a83970fbed6cf3f0ea73d5d
IJ17060m9a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_csum
6b15b60f21f0a6e9506373ac5178aaf6a11e12a54087b27120614641222d0c48
IJ17061m8a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_csum
97e5c6ff951552e0b88a7ea61cf4b368844ae9d72721d923176f3c55b7340a0a
IJ17062m4a.190628.epkg.Z key_w_csum
cd980f0e6ef7c69e5d1ad48eeb4bfc6f621a34747af28bf2c3e161e89fce251b
IJ17063m6a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_csum
fa52c67254367424a611a269932b6de63c1d404ed9dd6cfa79eab465b91f11c6
IJ17064m4a.190701.epkg.Z key_w_csum
71bfbe4fb5697bc18d5a5d5524c9d64f08040aea04de765d1c1183c532006ef7
IJ17065m3a.190701.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/ntp_advisory12.asc.sig
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_advisory12.asc.sig
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_advisory12.asc.sig
C. FIX AND INTERIM FIX INSTALLATION
If possible, it is recommended that a mksysb backup of the system be created.
Verify it is both bootable and readable before proceeding.
The fix will not take affect until any running xntpd servers have been stopped
and restarted with the following commands:
stopsrc -s xntpd
startsrc -s xntpd
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.
After installation the ntp daemon must be restarted:
stopsrc -s xntpd
startsrc -s xntpd
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.
AIX Security Bulletin (ASCII format)
Acknowledgement
None.
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