Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects AIX (CVE-2017-3737)

IBM SECURITY ADVISORY

First Issued: Mon Jan 29 10:36:55 CST 2018

The most recent version of this document is available here:

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory25.asc
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory25.asc
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory25.asc

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects AIX (CVE-2017-3737)

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SUMMARY:

There is a vulnerability in OpenSSL used by AIX.

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS:

CVEID: CVE-2017-3737
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2017-3737
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2017-3737
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security 
    restrictions, caused by a flaw in the "error state" mechanism when 
    directly calling SSL_read() or SSL_write() for an SSL object after 
    receiving a fatal error. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability 
    to bypass the decryption or encryption process and perform unauthorized 
    actions.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9 
CVSS Temporal Score: See 
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/136077 for the 
    current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector:(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N )


AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:

    AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
    VIOS 2.2.x

    The following fileset levels are vulnerable:
    
    key_fileset = osrcaix

    Fileset          Lower Level   Upper Level    KEY 
    ------------------------------------------------------
    openssl.base    1.0.2.500      1.0.2.1300     key_w_fs
    openssl.base    20.13.102.1000 20.13.102.1300 key_w_fs

    Note:  
    A. 0.9.8, 1.0.1 OpenSSL versions are out-of-support. Customers are 
       advised to upgrade to currently supported OpenSSL 1.0.2 version.

    B. Latest level of OpenSSL fileset is available from the web download site:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=aixbp&lang=en_US&S_PKG=openssl&cp=UTF-8

    To find out whether the affected filesets are installed on your systems, 
    refer to the lslpp command found in the AIX user's guide.

    Example:  lslpp -L | grep -i openssl.base

REMEDIATION:

    FIXES

        The fixes can be downloaded via ftp or http from:

        ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_fix25.tar
        http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_fix25.tar
        https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_fix25.tar 

        The links above are 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.
        
        Note that the tar file contains Interim fixes that are based on 
        OpenSSL version, and AIX OpenSSL fixes are cumulative.

        You must be on the 'prereq for installation' level before
        applying the interim fix. This may require installing a new
        level(prereq version) first.


        AIX Level           Interim Fix (*.Z)        Fileset Name(prereq for installation) KEY
        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2  102m_ifix.180105.epkg.Z   openssl.base(1.0.2.1300)             key_w_fix
        5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2  fips_102m.180105.epkg.Z   openssl.base(20.13.102.1300)         key_w_fix

        VIOS Level     Interim Fix (*.Z)             Fileset Name(prereq for installation) KEY
        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2.2.*          102m_ifix.180105.epkg.Z        openssl.base(1.0.2.1300)             key_w_fix
        2.2.*          fips_102m.180105.epkg.Z        openssl.base(20.13.102.1300)         key_w_fix

        
        To extract the fixes from the tar file:

        tar xvf openssl_fix25.tar
        cd openssl_fix25

        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
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        dbc850209a5920c95493125817dd2cdc90fbc01f44f31dd1c4b19c889cf446e9  102m_ifix.180105.epkg.Z    key_w_csum
        86b9ee0f6367f783fbad4c8a98a32d0481c18252c57ae5ac043cea1bf3d8f0b4  fips_102m.180105.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 Support at
        https://ibm.com/support/ 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/openssl_advisory25.asc.sig
        https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory25.asc.sig
        ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory25.asc.sig 

    B. FIX AND INTERIM FIX INSTALLATION

        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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To obtain the OpenSSL public key that can be used to verify the
signed advisories and ifixes:

    Download the key from our web page:

http://www.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_p_os_aix_security_pubkey.txt
https://www.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_p_os_aix_security_pubkey.txt

To obtain the PGP public key that can be used to communicate
securely with the AIX Security Team via [email protected] you
can :

    A. Download the key from our web page:

        http://www.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_p_os_aix_security_pgppubkey.txt
        https://www.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_p_os_aix_security_pgppubkey.txt

    B. Download the key from a PGP Public Key Server. The key ID is:

        0x28BFAA12

Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any
assistance.

REFERENCES:

Complete CVSS v3 Guide:  
    http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide
    https://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide
On-line Calculator v3:
    http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0
    https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0

RELATED INFORMATION:

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects AIX (CVE-2017-3737)
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1026943

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

None.

CHANGE HISTORY:

First Issued: Mon Jan 29 10:36:55 CST 2018

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*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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