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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0975
IBM PureApplication Service/Systems, which includes IBM OS Images for Red
Hat Linux Systems, as well as AIX-based and Windows-based deployments, has
released a fix in response to the vulnerabilities known as
Spectre and Meltdown. (2018.04.02)
3 April 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM PureApplication System
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-5754 CVE-2017-5753 CVE-2017-5715
Reference: ASB-2018.0033
ASB-2018.0002.4
ESB-2018.0884
ESB-2018.0784
ESB-2018.0738
ESB-2018.0735
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014848
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Security Bulletin: IBM PureApplication Service/Systems, which includes IBM OS
Images for Red Hat Linux Systems, as well as AIX-based and Windows-based
deployments, has released a fix in response to the vulnerabilities known as
Spectre and Meltdown.
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: PureApplication System
Security
Software version: 2.2.0.0, 2.2.1.0, 2.2.2.0, 2.2.2.1, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.3.0,
2.2.3.1, 2.2.3.2, 2.2.4.0
Operating system(s): Platform Independent
Reference #: 2014848
Modified date: 02 April 2018
Summary
IBM has released the following fix Version 2.2.5.0 for IBM PureApplication
Service/Systems, which includes IBM OS Images for Red Hat Linux Systems, as
well as AIX-based and Windows-based deployments, in response to CVE-2017-5753,
CVE-2017-5715 and CVE-2017-5754.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-5753
CVEID: CVE-2017-5754
CVEID: CVE-2017-5715
Affected Products and Versions
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.0.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.1.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.2.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.2.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.2.2
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.2
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.4.0
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to upgrade the IBM PureApplication System to the following fix
level:
IBM PureApplication V2.2.0.0, V2.2.1.0, V2.2.2.0, V2.2.2.1, V2.2.2.2, V2.2.3.0,
V2.2.3.1, V2.2.3.2, V2.2.4.0
o Upgrade to IBM PureApplication V2.2.5.0. Contact IBM for assistance.
PureApplication Software:
Linux:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorderparent=PureSystems&product
=ibm/WebSphere/PureApplication+System&release=2.2.5.0&platform=All&function=
fixId&fixids=pureappsw_content_2250&includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&
downloadMethod=ddp&source=fc
PureApplication System:
AIX
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorderparent=PureSystems&product
=ibm/WebSphere/PureApplication+System&release=2.2.5.0&platform=All&function=
fixId&fixids=Group_Content_PureApplicationSystem_2.2.5.0_Power&
includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=ddp&source=fc
Linux
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorderparent=PureSystems&product
=ibm/WebSphere/PureApplication+System&release=2.2.5.0&platform=All&function=
fixId&fixids=Group_Content_PureApplicationSystem_2.2.5.0_Intel&
includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=ddp&source=fc
Intel
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorderparent=PureSystems&product
=ibm/WebSphere/PureApplication+System&release=2.2.5.0&platform=All&function=
fixId&fixids=Group_Base_RedHat_PureApplicationSystem_2.2.5.0_Intel&
includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=ddp&source=fc
Information on upgrading can be found here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/
docview.wssuid=swg27039159
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
March 30, 2018: Original document 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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