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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.0386 IBM PureApplication Service is affected by a GPFS vulnerability (CVE-2018-1723) 7 February 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: PureApplication Service Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX Linux variants Windows Impact/Access: Read-only Data Access -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-1723 Reference: ESB-2018.3874 ESB-2018.3695 Original Bulletin: https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22017440 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- IBM PureApplication Service is affected by a GPFS vulnerability (CVE-2018-1723) Product: PureApplication Service Component: Security Software version: 2.2.3.0, 2.2.3.1, 2.2.3.2, 2.2.4.0, 2.2.5.0, 2.2.5.1, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.5.3 Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows Software edition: All Editions Reference #: 2017440 Modified date: 06 February 2019 Security Bulletin Summary There is a vulnerability in the GPFS component that is used by IBM PureApplication Service. IBM has released Version 2.2.5.3 for IBM PureApplication Service, in response to CVE-2018-1723. IBM PureApplication Service provides a GPFS pattern and addressed the applicable CVE. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1723 DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Scale could allow a GPFS command line utility allows an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to read arbitrary files available on this node. CVSS Base Score: 6.2 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 147373 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) Affected Products and Versions 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 IBM PureApplication System V2.2.5.0 IBM PureApplication System V2.2.5.1 IBM PureApplication System V2.2.5.2 Remediation/Fixes For Intel: Upgrade IBM PureApplication System to the following fix pack release: - - IBM PureApplication V2.2.5.3 For AIX: Upgrade IBM PureApplication System to the following fix pack release: - - IBM PureApplication V2.2.5.3 Contact IBM for assistance. Information on upgrading can be found here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/ docview.wssuid=swg27039159 Workarounds and Mitigations None Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this. Reference Complete CVSS v2 Guide On-line Calculator v2 Complete CVSS v3 Guide On-line Calculator v3 Related Information IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Change History February 06, 2019: 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. 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