Security Bulletin: Security vulnerability in Open vSwitch affects IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack (CVE-2016-2074)

Summary

A security vulenrability has been identified in Open vSwitch that is used by IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack. IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-2074**
DESCRIPTION:** Open vSwitch is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by MPLS labels in an OVS internal data structure. By sending specially-crafted MPLS packets, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111822 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack 4.3.0 through 4.3.0.8 Interim Fix 1

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack| 4.3 through 4.3.0.8 Interim Fix 1| Upgrade to IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack 4.3 fix pack 9:_
__http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FCloud+Manager+with+Openstack&fixids=4.3.0.9-IBM-CMWO-FP09&source=SAR_

Workarounds and Mitigations

None