Security Bulletin: IBM Managed System Services for i and IBM System Management for i are vulnerable to a local user gaining elevated privilege due to unqualified library calls [CVE-2024-38330].

Summary

IBM Managed System Services for i and IBM System Management for i are vulnerable to a local user gaining elevated privilege due to programs making unqualified library calls as described in the vulnerability details section. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability as described in the remediation/fixes section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-38330
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM System Management for i could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library program call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
CVSS Base score: 7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/295227 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The issue can be fixed by applying PTFs to IBM i. IBM i releases 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 will be fixed.

The IBM i PTF numbers for 5770-MG1 and 5770-SM1 contain the fixes for the vulnerability.

IBM i Release

|

5770-MG1
PTF Number

|

PTF Download Link

—|—|—
7.4|

SJ01170

SJ01655

|

<https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01170&gt;

<https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01655&gt;

7.3|

SJ01174

SJ01741

|

<https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01174&gt;

<https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01741&gt;

7.2|

SJ01175

SJ01740

|

<https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01175&gt;

<https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01740&gt;

IBM i Release

|

5770-SM1
PTF Number

|

PTF Download Link

—|—|—
7.4|

SJ01325

| <https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01325&gt;
7.3|

SJ01324

| <https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01324&gt;
7.2|

SJ01323

| <https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ01323&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None