Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by procps-ng procps vulnerabilities

Summary

IBM QRadar Network Security has addressed the following vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-1126
**DESCRIPTION:*procps-ng procps is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143456&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:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2018-1124
**DESCRIPTION:*procps-ng procps could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the file2strvec function in libprocps. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143454&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product

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VRMF

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Remediation/First Fix

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IBM QRadar Network Security

| 5.4.0 |

Install Firmware 5.4.0.5 from the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector.

Or

Download Firmware 5.4.0.5 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None