Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in crypto++ affects PowerKVM (CVE-2016-3995)

Summary

PowerKVM is affected by a vulnerability in crypto++ (aka cryptopp). This vulnerability is now fixed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3995**
DESCRIPTION:** Crypto++ could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a timing attack error. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112305 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:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

PowerKVM 2.1

Remediation/Fixes

Customers can update PowerKVM systems by using “yum update”.

Fix images are made available via Fix Central. See PowerKVM 2.1.1.3-65 Update 12 at https://ibm.biz/BdEnT8 or later. Customers running v2.1 are, in any case, encouraged to upgrade to v3.1.

For v2.1 systems currently running fix levels of PowerKVM prior to 2.1.1, please see <http://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/OSA/05e4c/0/README&gt; for prerequisite fixes and instructions.