Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability was discovered in the IBM Security Verify Access Appliance. (CVE-2023-1206)

Summary

The Linux Kernel as shipped on the IBM Security Verify Access Appliance has a denial of service vulnerability in the IPv6 connection lookup table. This has been fixed in the IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.8.0 IF1.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-1206
**DESCRIPTION:**Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the IPv6 connection lookup table. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the CPU usage to increase, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/259617 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

For the ISAM/ISVA appliances

• Obtain the latest version by obtaining the fix at the location shown below:

Affected Products and Versions

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Fix availability

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IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.4.0 - 10.0.8.0

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10.0.8-ISS-ISVA-IF0001

Workarounds and Mitigations

None