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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2015.0214
   Security Bulletin: IBM Smart Analytics System 1050, 2050 and 5710 are
          affected by a vulnerability in libksba (CVE-2014-9087)
                              29 January 2015

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Smart Analytics System
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Linux variants
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
                   Denial of Service               -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-9087  

Reference:         ESB-2015.0137
                   ESB-2014.2243

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21694517

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Security Bulletin: IBM Smart Analytics System 1050, 2050 and 5710 are affected
by a vulnerability in libksba (CVE-2014-9087)

Document information

More support for:

IBM Smart Analytics System

IBM Smart Analytics System 5710

Software version:

9.7

Operating system(s):

Linux

Reference #:

1694517

Modified date:

2015-01-28

Security Bulletin

Summary

The IBM Smart Analytics System 1050 for Linux, 2050 for Linux and 5710 are 
affected by a vulnerability in libksba which is included with the SUSE Linux 
Enterprise Server 11 operating system.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-9087

DESCRIPTION: Libksba is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper 
bounds checking by the ksba_oid_to_str() function. By sending a 
specially-crafted S/MIME message or ECC based OpenPGP data, a remote attacker
could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the
application to crash.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/98935 for the 
current score

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Smart Analytics System 1050 for Linux

IBM Smart Analytics System 2050 for Linux

IBM Smart Analytics System 5710

Remediation/Fixes

For each affected component in the table, download the recommended fix, and 
install using the link in the Installation Instructions column.

For more information about IBM IDs, see the Help and FAQ.

IBM Smart Analytics System 1050 for Linux, 2050 for Linux and 5710

Affected Component 			Recommended Fix 		Download Link 		Installation Instructions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 	Update libksba to 1.0.4-1.18.1 	Novell: Patch 10087 	Updating OpenSSL in an IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse, an IBM Smart 
												Analytics System, or an IBM PureData 
												System for Operational Analytics 
												environment

For assistance, contact IBM Support:

In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV

View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.

Electronically open a Service Request with IBM Support.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS Guide

On-line Calculator V2

Related information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal

IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

January 28, 2015: Original version published.

*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.

Cross reference information

Segment 		Product 			Component 				Platform 	Version 	Edition

Information Management 	IBM Smart Analytics System 	IBM Smart Analytics System 1050 	Linux 		9.7

Information Management 	IBM Smart Analytics System 	IBM Smart Analytics System 2050 	Linux 		9.7

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