Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM SONAS (CVE-2013-7423)

Summary

IBM SONAS is shipped with GNU glibc, for which a fix is available for a security vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2013-7423

DESCRIPTION: GNU glibc could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an issue that could occur under high load. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.

CVSS Base Score: 1.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100647&gt; for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SONAS
The product is affected when running a code releases 1.5.0.0 to 1.5.2.1

Remediation/Fixes

A fix for these issues is in version 1.5.2.2 of IBM SONAS. Customers running an affected version of SONAS should upgrade to 1.5.2.2 or a later version, so that the fix gets applied.

Please contact IBM support for assistance in upgrading your system.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Workaround(s): None

Mitigation(s): None