Security Bulletin: Password Exposure in IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments on Windows platforms (CVE-2018-1787)

Summary

IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments on Windows are affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1787 DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect is affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

This security exposure affects the following products and levels:

• IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Backup-Archive Client levels:
  - 8.1.2.0 through 8.1.6.0
  - 7.1.8.0 through 7.1.8.4

• IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for VMware levels:
  - 8.1.2.0 through 8.1.6.0
  - 7.1.8.0 through 7.1 8.4

• IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (formerly Tivoli Storage for Virtual Environments): Data Protection for Hyper-V levels:
  - 8.1.2.0 through 8.1.6.0
  - 7.1.8.0

Remediation/Fixes

** Backup-Archive Client Release** |

First Fixing VRM Level

| APAR | Platform | Link to Fix
—|—|—|—|—
8.1 | 8.1.6.1 | IT26060 | Windows |

<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043653&gt;

7.1 | 7.1.8.5 | IT26060 | Windows |

<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550&gt;

Data Protection for VMware Release | First Fixing
VRM Level | APAR | Platform | Link to Fix
—|—|—|—|—
8.1 | 8.1.6.1 | IT26644 | Windows |

<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10739257&gt;

7.1 | 7.1.8.5 | IT26644 | Windows |

Data Protection for VMware 7.1 customers can upgrade to Data Protection for VMware 7.1.8.5 or apply the above 7.1.8.5 client fix.
Data Protection for VMware 7.1.8.5 link:
<https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044553&gt;
Client 7.1.8.5 link:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550&gt;

Data Protection for Hyper-V Release |

First Fixing__** VRM Level**

| APAR | Platform | Link to Fix
—|—|—|—|—
8.1 | 8.1.6.1 | IT26645 | Windows | <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10739263&gt;
7.1 | | | Windows |

Apply the above 7.1.8.5 client fix using the following link:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044550&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

The clustersharedfolder option can be used on Windows to specify the directory location on an NTFS formatted volumes in which to store an encrypted password file for cluster backup which will contain the correct privileges.