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             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

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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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

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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

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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. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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