5.6 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
62.7%
In response to recently reported security vulnerabilities, this Power HMC Security Bulletin is released to address Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures issue numbers CVE-2018-3639 and CVE-2018-3640.
CVEID: CVE-2018-3639_
_CVEID: CVE-2018-3640
The most immediate action clients can take to protect themselves is to prevent execution of unauthorized software on any system that handles sensitive data, including adjacent virtual machines.
No mitigations are required for the ppc and x86 HMC hardware appliances, and vHMC on ppc.
For vHMC on x86, hypervisor and firmware updates may be required; customers should consult their hypervisor and x86 system vendors for information.
Products Addressed and Versions
None
5.6 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
62.7%