Security Bulletin: A Vulnerability in Java affects the IBM FlashSystem models V840 and V9000

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Java to which the IBM FlashSystem™ V840 and FlashSystem V9000 are susceptible (CVE-2019-2602). An exploit of CVE-2019-2602 could make the system susceptible to a denial of service attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-2602 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a high availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159698&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Storage Node machine type and models (MTMs) affected:

• 9846-AE1 and 9848-AE1
• 9846-AE2 and 9848-AE2
• 9846-AE3 and 9848-AE3

Controller Node MTMs affected:

• 9846-AC0 and 9848-AC0
• 9846-AC1 and 9848-AC1
• 9846-AC2 and 9848-AC2
• 9846-AC3 and 9848-AC3

Supported storage node code versions which are affected

• VRMFs prior to 1.5.2.6
• VRMFs prior to 1.6.1.0

Supported controller node code versions which are affected

• VRMFs prior to 7.8.1.10
• VRMFs prior to 8.2.1.6
• VRMFs prior to 8.3.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

MTMs

| VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
Storage nodes:
9846-AE1, 9848-AE1, 9846-AE2, 9848-AE2, 9846-AE3, & 9848-AE3

Controller nodes:
9846-AC0, 9846-AC1, 9848-AC0, 9848-AC1, 9846-AC2, 9848-AC2, 9846-AC3, & 9848-AC3 |

Code fixes are now available, the minimum VRMF containing the fix depends on the code stream:_ _

__Fixed Code VRMF __
1.6 stream: 1.6.1.0

1.5 stream: 1.5.2.6

__Controller Node VRMF __
8.3 stream: 8.3.0.0
8.2 stream: 8.2.1.6

7.8 stream: 7.8.1.10

| N/A |

FlashSystem V840 fixesor FlashSystem V9000 fixes for storage and controller nodeare available @ IBM’s Fix Central

Note: Not all streams may be supported for upgrade for different products. Refer to the Fix Central links above for available fixes for the appropriate product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Upgrade to a remediated code level.