Security Bulletin: Password disclosure via trace file affects IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2018-1882)

Summary

When tracing is enabled, the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client trace file may display the password in plain text. This affects the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1882 DESCRIPTION: In a certain atypical IBM Spectrum Protect configurations, the node password could be displayed in plain text in the IBM Spectrum Protect client trace file.
CVSS Base Score: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151968&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

This security exposure affects the following products and levels:

• IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client levels:
  - 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.6.1
  - 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.8.4

• IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for VMware levels:
  - 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.6.1
  - 7.1.0.0 through 7.1 8.4

• IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (formerly Tivoli Storage for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for Hyper-V levels:
  - 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.6.1
  - 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.8.0

Remediation/Fixes

** Backup-Archive Client Release** |

First Fixing VRM Level

| APAR | Platform | Link to Fix
—|—|—|—|—
8.1 | 8.1.7 | IT26637 | AIX
Linux
Macintosh
Solaris
Windows |

<https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10872618&gt;

7.1 | 7.1.8.5 | IT26637 | AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Macintosh
Solaris
Windows |

<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550&gt;

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Data Protection for VMware Release | First Fixing
VRM Level | APAR | Platform | Link to Fix
—|—|—|—|—
8.1 | 8.1.7 | IT28132 | Linux
Windows |

<https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744187&gt;

7.1 | 7.1.8.5 | IT28132 | Linux
Windows |

Data Protection for VMware 7.1 customers can upgrade to Data Protection for VMware 7.1.8.5 or apply the above 7.1.8.5 client fix.
Data Protection for VMware 7.1.8.5 link:
<https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044553&gt;
Client 7.1.8.5 link:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550&gt;

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Data Protection for Hyper-V Release |

First Fixing__** VRM Level**

| APAR | Platform | Link to Fix
—|—|—|—|—
8.1 | 8.1.7 | IT28133 | Windows | <https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744187&gt;
7.1 | | | Windows |

Apply the above 7.1.8.5 client fix using the following link:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550&gt;

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Workarounds and Mitigations

To minimize exposure to this vulnerability, do not use tracing in the options file (dsm.opt) unless instructed to do so by IBM and delete existing trace files that are no longer needed.