Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Struts affects the IBM FlashSystem model V840

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache Struts to which the IBM® FlashSystem™ V840 is susceptible. An exploit of this vulnerability (CVE-2017-5638) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-5638 DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error when performing a file upload based on Jakarta Multipart parser. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malicious Content-Type value to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/122776 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

**Affected Products and Versions of FlashSystem V840’s two node types **
Storage Node
· Machine Type Models (MTMs) affected include 9846-AE1 and 9848-AE1
· Code versions affected include supported VRMFs:
o 1.4.0.0 – 1.4.6.0
o 1.3.0.0 – 1.3.0.7

_Controller Node _
· MTMs affected include 9846-AC0, 9848-AC0, 9846-AC1, and 9848-AC1
· Code versions affected include supported VRMFs:
o 7.8.0.0 – 7.8.0.2
o 7.7.0.0 – 7.7.1.5

Remediation/Fixes

V840 MTMs

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

Controller nodes:
9846-AC0,
9846-AC1,
9848-AC0, &
9848-AC1| _Code fixes are now available, the minimum VRMF containing the fix depends on the code stream:

___Storage Node VRMF __
_1.4 stream: 1.4.6.1 _
1.3 stream: 1.3.0.8

__Controller Node VRMF __
7.8 stream: 7.8.1.0
7.7 stream: 7.7.1.6| _ _N/A| FlashSystem V840 fixes**for storage and controller node **are available @ IBM’s Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None