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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2016.0896 Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affects IBM OS Images for Red Hat Linux Systems, AIX, and Windows. (CVE-2015-4872) 11 April 2016 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM OS Images Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX Linux variants Windows Impact/Access: Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2015-4872 Reference: ASB-2015.0103 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980641 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affects IBM OS Images for Red Hat Linux Systems, AIX, and Windows. (CVE-2015-4872) Security Bulletin Document information More support for: PureApplication System Software version: 2.0, 2.0.0.1, 2.1.0.0, 2.1.0.1, 2.1.0.2, 2.1.1.0, 2.1.2.0, 2.1.2.1 Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows Reference #: 1980641 Modified date: 2016-04-05 Summary There is a vulnerability in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Version 6 and 7, that is used by IBM OS Images for Red Hat Linux Systems, AIX, and Windows. The issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2015. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-4872 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Security component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact. CVSS Base Score: 5 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107361 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Affected Products and Versions IBM OS Image for Red Hat Linux Systems 3.0.0.0 and earlier. IBM OS Image for AIX Systems 2.1.1.0 and earlier. Remediation/Fixes Virtual machines deployed from IBM PureApplication Systems are affected. This includes RedHat Linux, AIX-based, and Windows-based deployments. The solution is to apply the following IBM PureApplication System fix to the deployed virtual machines. Java Update for Windows http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=Java_Update_Windows_Feb_2016 Java Update for Linux http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=Java_Update_Linux_Feb_2016 Java Update for AIX http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=Java_Update_AIX_Feb_2016 1. Import the fix into the Emergency Fix catalogue. 2. For deployed instances, apply this emergency fix on the VM. 3. Restart the deployed instance after the fix is applied. Workarounds and Mitigations None Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. References Complete CVSS v2 Guide On-line Calculator v2 Related information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Acknowledgement None Change History 5 April 2016: 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. 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