7.8 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.966 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.6%
IBM SECURITY ADVISORY
First Issued: Tues Nov 3 09:00:00 CDT 2015
The most recent version of this document is available here:
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory9.asc
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory9.asc
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory9.asc
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in bind affects AIX (CVE-2015-5722)
===============================================================================
SUMMARY:
ISC BIND is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the exit of a
validating resolver due to an assertion failure in buffer.c. By
parsing a malformed DNSSEC key, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
===============================================================================
VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
CVEID: CVE-2015-5722
DESCRIPTION: ISC BIND is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the
exit of a validating resolver due to an assertion failure in
buffer.c. By parsing a malformed DNSSEC key, a remote attacker could
exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106089 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1
VIOS 2.2.x
The following AIX fileset levels are vulnerable:
AIX Fileset Lower Level Upper Level KEY
--------------------------------------------------------
bos.net.tcp.client 5.3.12.0 5.3.12.10 key_w_fs
bos.net.tcp.client 6.1.8.0 6.1.8.20 key_w_fs
bos.net.tcp.client 6.1.9.0 6.1.9.45 key_w_fs
bos.net.tcp.client 7.1.2.0 7.1.2.20 key_w_fs
bos.net.tcp.client 7.1.3.0 7.1.3.45 key_w_fs
AIX Fileset (VIOS) Lower Level Upper Level
------------------------------------------------------------
bos.net.tcp.client 6.1.0.0(2.2.0.0) 6.1.8.20(2.2.2.70)
bos.net.tcp.client 6.1.0.0(2.2.0.0) 6.1.9.45(2.2.3.50)
Note: to find out whether the affected filesets are installed
on your systems, refer to the lslpp command found in AIX user's guide.
Example: lslpp -L | grep -i bos.net.tcp.client
REMEDIATION:
A. APARS
IBM has assigned the following APARs to this problem:
AIX Level APAR Availability SP KEY
---------------------------------------------------
5.3.12 IV78092 N/A key_w_apar
6.1.8 IV78096 N/A key_w_apar
6.1.9 IV78091 12/04/15 SP6 key_w_apar
7.1.2 IV78094 N/A key_w_apar
7.1.3 IV78095 2/26/16 SP6 key_w_apar
Subscribe to the APARs here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV78091
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV78095
By subscribing, you will receive periodic email alerting you
to the status of the APAR, and a link to download the fix once
it becomes available.
B. FIXES
Fixes are available.
The fixes can be downloaded via ftp or http from:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_fix9.tar
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_fix9.tar
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_fix9.tar
The link above is to a tar file containing this signed
advisory, fix packages, and OpenSSL signatures for each package.
The fixes below include prerequisite checking. This will
enforce the correct mapping between the fixes and AIX
Technology Levels.
AIX Level Interim Fix (*.Z) KEY
------------------------------------------------
5.3.12.9 IV78092m9a.151103.epkg.Z key_w_fix
6.1.8.7 IV78096m7a.151021.epkg.Z key_w_fix
6.1.9.5 IV78091m5a.151020.epkg.Z key_w_fix
7.1.2.7 IV78094m7a.151020.epkg.Z key_w_fix
7.1.3.5 IV78095m5a.151019.epkg.Z key_w_fix
VIOS Level Interim Fix (*.Z) KEY
------------------------------------------------
2.2.2.70 IV78096m7a.151021.epkg.Z key_w_fix
2.2.3.50 IV78091m5a.151020.epkg.Z key_w_fix
To extract the fixes from the tar file:
tar xvf bind_fix9.tar
cd bind_fix9
Verify you have retrieved the fixes intact:
The checksums below were generated using the
"openssl dgst -sha256 file" command as the followng:
openssl dgst -sha256 filename KEY
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
404c44a81b43cb8cacab75e732bc7c8eca27a869a137c619294fb3b91cf9f99c IV78092m9a.151103.epkg.Z key_w_csum
c2d3210404653dd91298efe732cb9b87ab0db9c6470f8c1ca540482b01690013 IV78096m7a.151021.epkg.Z key_w_csum
95cb6237a23f136ae81f647d01f54a72c63594f8d8dcd4ff323523f096e01047 IV78091m5a.151020.epkg.Z key_w_csum
8b10bce53ed6e225e29c8aa3663463d8320fe798c7b02740ba3b457ad294bb56 IV78094m7a.151020.epkg.Z key_w_csum
ccc6e8abe8bf25e42fb08e4754f1b3e89d60c40bc73be4cec8a24af034c84c83 IV78095m5a.151019.epkg.Z key_w_csum
These sums should match exactly. The OpenSSL signatures in the tar
file and on this advisory can also be used to verify the
integrity of the fixes. If the sums or signatures cannot be
confirmed, contact IBM AIX Security at
[email protected] and describe the discrepancy.
openssl dgst -sha1 -verify <pubkey_file> -signature <advisory_file>.sig <advisory_file>
openssl dgst -sha1 -verify <pubkey_file> -signature <ifix_file>.sig <ifix_file>
Published advisory OpenSSL signature file location:
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory9.asc.sig
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory9.asc.sig
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory9.asc.sig
C. FIX AND INTERIM FIX INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: If possible, it is recommended that a mksysb backup
of the system be created. Verify it is both bootable and
readable before proceeding.
To preview a fix installation:
installp -a -d fix_name -p all # where fix_name is the name of the
# fix package being previewed.
To install a fix package:
installp -a -d fix_name -X all # where fix_name is the name of the
# fix package being installed.
Interim fixes have had limited functional and regression
testing but not the full regression testing that takes place
for Service Packs; however, IBM does fully support them.
Interim fix management documentation can be found at:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/aix.efixmgmt/home.html
To preview an interim fix installation:
emgr -e ipkg_name -p # where ipkg_name is the name of the
# interim fix package being previewed.
To install an interim fix package:
emgr -e ipkg_name -X # where ipkg_name is the name of the
# interim fix package being installed.
WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS:
None.
===============================================================================
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Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any
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REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide: http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html
On-line Calculator V2:
http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
None
CHANGE HISTORY:
First Issued: Tues Nov 3 09:00:00 CDT 2015
===============================================================================
*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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