Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect V5 is vulnerable to denial of service (CVE-2019-11479)

Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-11479
**DESCRIPTION:**Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when processing minimum segment size (MSS). By sending specially-crafted MSS traffic, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause excess usage of system resources.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162665 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

Affected Product

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Addressed in VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation / First Fix

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IBM API Connect

V5.0.0.0-5.0.8.9

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5.0.8.10

| LI81831| Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.10 fixpack

Management server is impacted.

Follow this link and find the “Management” package:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder

Workarounds and Mitigations

None