Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale Data Access Services (DAS) where insecure communication in TLS connections is used. (CVE-2022-43843)

Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale Data Access Services (DAS) where insecure communication in TLS connections is used. A fix for this vulnerability is available.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-43843
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Spectrum Scale uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239080 for the current score.
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

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Spectrum Scale Data Access Services (DAS), install available V5.1.9.1 or later by following the below IBM Documentation link:

<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ssdas?topic=storage-scale-data-access-services-519&gt;

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Storage+Scale&release=5.1.9&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None