Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Python-RSA affects PowerKVM (CVE-2016-1494)

Summary

PowerKVM is affected by a vulnerability in the Python RSA library (Python-RSA). IBM has now addressed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-1494**
DESCRIPTION:** Python (Python-RSA) could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, an error in the verify function. By using a malformed signature, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof signatures.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109722 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

PowerKVM 3.1.

Remediation/Fixes

Customers can update PowerKVM systems by using “yum update”.

Fix images are made available via Fix Central. See https://ibm.biz/BdHggw. This issue is addressed as of 3.1.0.2 update 3 or later.