Security Bulletin: IBM Pure Application System is affected by a vulnerability in the GSKit component (CVE-2017-3736)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the GSKit component used by IBM Pure Application System. The following vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2017-3736
**DESCRIPTION:*OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the x86_64 Montgomery squaring function bn_sqrx8x_internal(). An attacker with online access to an unpatched system could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about the private key.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134397 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.1
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.3.2
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.4.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.5.0
IBM PureApplication System V2.2.5.1

Remediation/Fixes

The solution is to upgrade the IBM PureApplication System to the following fix level:

IBM PureApplication V2.2.5.2

IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed version of the product. Contact IBM for assistance.

Information on upgrading can be found here: <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27039159&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None