Security Bulletin: TPM on the Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) of Flex System x222 compute node is not configured correctly (CVE-2014-0881)

Summary

The IMM2 TPM on the Flex System x222 compute node is not configured correctly which can be exploited to steal keys or to perform ‘denial of service’ type attacks.

Vulnerability Details

Abstract

The IMM2 TPM on the Flex System x222 compute node is not configured correctly which can be exploited to steal keys or to perform ‘denial of service’ type attacks.

Content

Vulnerability Details:

CVE ID: CVE-2014-0881 Description:
The TPM of the IMM2 on the Flex System x222 compute node is not configured correctly. TPMs are used to store keys for crypto, attestation values and other security related items. An attacker who found other means to compromise other layers of IMM2 security may then be able to expose TPM data or cause TPM denial of service.

CVSS Base Score: 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91146&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected products and versions

Flex System x222 compute node Firmware 1.00 to 3.56 (1AOO10I to 1AOO50K)

Remediation:

IBM recommends updating to the following firmware level or later. Firmware updates are available through IBM Fix Central.

• Firmware version 3.78 (1AOO52Y)

References:

• Complete CVSS Guide
• On-line Calculator V2
• <http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/91146&gt;

Related Information:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement
None

Change History
28 February 2014: Original Copy Published

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