Security Bulletin:Vulnerabilities in Network Security Services (NSS) affect the IBM FlashSystem V840,(CVE-2014-3566)

Summary

Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. NSS is used by the IBM FlashSystem V840. FlashSystem V840 has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3566 Description: Multiple products could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a design error when using the SSLv3 protocol. A remote user with the ability to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack could exploit this vulnerability via the POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack to decrypt SSL sessions and calculate the plaintext of secure connections.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/97013 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV/N:AC/M:Au/N:C/P:I/N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

FlashSystem V840 including machine type and models (MTMs) for all available code levels. MTMs affected include 9846-AC0, 9848-AC0, 9846-AC1, and 9848-AC1. The Service Assist GUI is the only component in these products that uses the Apache Struts library.

Remediation/Fixes

You should verify that applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.

Note:
V840 customers must upgrade the code of both the -AE1 and -ACx (whether -AC0 or -AC1) nodes to address this vulnerability. A customer reading this to fix one model type (e.g. –AC1) should look for the corresponding security bulletin which describes how to fix the other model type (e.g. perhaps –AE1) in the customer’s V840.

Link to FlashSystem 840 fixes

Link to FlashSystem V840 fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None