Security Bulletin: Denial of Service vulnerability in OpenSSL may affect IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client (CVE-2022-0778)

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 15, 2022 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL, used by the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client for network connections with NetApp services, has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-0778
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the BN_mod_sqrt() function when parsing certificates. By using a specially-crafted certificate with invalid explicit curve parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221911 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client A****ffected Versions|Fixing Level|Platform|**Link to Fix and Instructions
**
—|—|—|—
8.1.0.0-8.1.14.0| 8.1.15| Linux
Windows|

<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6593819&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None