Security Bulletin: IBM MaaS360 Cloud Extender VPN Module affected by vulnerability (CVE-2024-4741)

Summary

Vulnerability contained within OpenSSL (a 3rd party component) was addressed in the IBM MaaS360 VPN Module.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-4741
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free flaw in the SSL_free_buffers API function . By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/292512 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends customers update their systems promptly.

• Apply the IBM MaaS360 VPN module update to version 3.000.850 or greater.

Instructions to upgrade the VPN modules are located on this IBM Documentation page.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None