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HistoryJan 06, 2022 - 9:14 a.m.

There is a vulnerability in OpenSSL used by AIX.

2022-01-0609:14:51

CentOS Project

aix.software.ibm.com

7.4 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

5.8 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

75.6%

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IBM SECURITY ADVISORY

First Issued: Thu Jan 6 09:14:51 CST 2022

The most recent version of this document is available here:

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory34.asc
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory34.asc
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory34.asc

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects AIX (CVE-2021-3712)

===============================================================================

SUMMARY:

There is a vulnerability in OpenSSL used by AIX.

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS:

CVEID: CVE-2021-3712
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-3712
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-3712
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive
    information, caused by an out-of-bounds read when processing ASN.1
    strings. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit
    this vulnerability to read contents of memory on the system or
    perform a denial of service attack.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208073
    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:N/A:L)


AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:

    AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
    VIOS 3.1

    The following fileset levels are vulnerable:
    
    key_fileset = osrcaix

    Fileset          Lower Level   Upper Level    KEY
    ------------------------------------------------------
    openssl.base    1.0.2.500      1.0.2.2102     key_w_fs
    openssl.base    20.13.102.1000 20.16.102.2103 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://www-01.ibm.com/marketing/iwm/iwm/web/pickUrxNew.do?source=aixbp&S_PKG=openssl

    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:

    A. FIXES

        The fixes can be downloaded via ftp or http from:

        ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_fix34.tar
        http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_fix34.tar
        https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_fix34.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
        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        7.1, 7.2       1022102a.210927.epkg.Z   openssl.base(1.0.2.2102)              key_w_fix
        7.1, 7.2       fips2102a.210927.epkg.Z  openssl.base(20.16.102.2102)          key_w_fix

        VIOS Level     Interim Fix (*.Z)             Fileset Name(prereq for installation) KEY
        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        3.1.x          1022102a.210927.epkg.Z        openssl.base(1.0.2.2102)              key_w_fix 
        3.1.x          fips2102a.210927.epkg.Z       openssl.base(20.16.102.2102)          key_w_fix


        To extract the fixes from the tar file:

        tar xvf openssl_fix34.tar
        cd openssl_fix34

        Verify you have retrieved the fixes intact:

        The checksums below were generated using the
        "openssl dgst -sha256 [file]" command as the following:

        openssl dgst -sha256                                              filename                 KEY
        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        cd7425a9c2b3d8d61f706f42d6a48e06d42708c59f244db757e2f69be71ec94f  1022102a.210927.epkg.Z   key_w_csum
        e727c6ad4174e0c9cd05a89c081addc4c6babc52881b208754e4eadd4bb99d11  fips2102a.210927.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 -sha256 -verify &lt;pubkey_file&gt; -signature &lt;advisory_file&gt;.sig &lt;advisory_file&gt;

        openssl dgst -sha256 -verify &lt;pubkey_file&gt; -signature &lt;ifix_file&gt;.sig &lt;ifix_file&gt;

        Published advisory OpenSSL signature file location:

        http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory34.asc.sig
        https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory34.asc.sig
        ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory34.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.

===============================================================================

Note: Keywords labeled as KEY in this document are used for parsing
purposes.

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please visit "My Notifications":

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    https://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications

To view previously issued advisories, please visit:

    http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/onvdq
    https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/onvdq

Contact IBM Support for questions related to this announcement:

    http://ibm.com/support/
    https://ibm.com/support/

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

    Download the key from our web page:

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/systems/power/AIX/systems_p_os_aix_security_pubkey.txt

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-2021-3712)
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538688

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

None.

CHANGE HISTORY:

First Issued: Thu Jan  6 09:14:51 CST 2022

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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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