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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0828
IBM Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability affects IBM
Cloud Private MariaDB
14 March 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Cloud Private
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-6557
Reference: ESB-2018.2471
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10791615
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A Security Vulnerability affects IBM Cloud Private MariaDB
Product: IBM Cloud Private
Software version: 3.1.1
Operating system(s): Linux
Reference #: 0791615
Security Bulletin
Summary
A Security Vulnerability affects IBM Cloud Private MariaDB
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-6557
DESCRIPTION: base-files package Ubuntu is vulnerable to a denial of service,
caused by an issue with improper handling of temporary files in the MOTD update
script. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could exploit
this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition or gain elevated
privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
148633 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1 patch
o MariaDB
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Reference
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related Information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
12 March 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.
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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