IBM96B683CDF0F8F80CEAD97593A6461520A4EA4F7D0C5E1136D74257ADE7C15BD8Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in the Linux Kernel affects IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x, Flex and BladeCenter Systems (CVE-2017-6214)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.042 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.1%
Summary
IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x, Flex and BladeCenter Systems
have addressed the following vulnerability in the Linux Kernel.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x, Flex and BladeCenter Systems have addressed the following vulnerability in the Linux Kernel.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2017-6214
Description: Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the tcp_splice_read() function. By sending a specially crafted TCP packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop and consume an overly large amount of CPU resources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/122320> 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
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x and Flex Systems | 1AOO |
| IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for BladeCenter Systems | 1AOO |
Remediation/Fixes:
Fix versions are available on Fix Central:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>.
| Product | Fix Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for System x and Flex Systems | |
| ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo78j-6.20_anyos_noarch | 1AOO78J-6.20 |
| IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for BladeCenter Systems | |
| ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo78j-6.20_bc-anyos_noarch | 1AOO78J-6.20_bc |
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None
References:
Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Lenovo Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
14 September 2017: Original Copy Published
- The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.042 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.1%