Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM XIV Storage System Gen2 (CVE-2015-0235)

Summary

GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects IBM XIV Storage System Gen2.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2015-0235

**DESCRIPTION:**The gethostbyname functions of the GNU C Library (glibc) are vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By sending a specially crafted, but valid hostname argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the targeted process or cause the process to crash. The impact of an attack depends on the implementation details of the targeted application or operating system. This issue is being referred to as the “Ghost” vulnerability.

CVSS Base Score: 7.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100386 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Products and Versions

XIV Storage System Gen2, versions 10.2.4.e-6 and earlier.

Remediation/Fixes

This issue is fixed in version 10.2.4.e-7

IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of glibc including your Operating Systems and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions. Please contact your Operating System provider for more information.