Security Bulletin: IBM PowerVM Novalink is vulnerable because IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-38737)

Summary

IBM PowerVM Novalink is vulnerable because IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-38737
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 262567.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262567 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230926_4635

or

Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.1-230921_4631

PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.1|

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230926_4635

or

Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.1-230921_4631

PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.2|

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230926_4635

or

Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.1-230921_4631

PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.2.1|

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230926_4635

or

Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.1-230921_4631

PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.3|

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230926_4635

or

Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.1-230921_4631

PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.3.1|

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230926_4635

or

Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.1-230921_4631

PowerVM Novalink| 2.1.0|

Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.1-230921_4631

PowerVM Novalink| 2.1.1|

Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.1-230921_4631

Workarounds and Mitigations

None