Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, and IBM FlashSystem shipped with Cloud Pak System

Summary

Vulnerability found in IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, and IBM FlashSystem shipped with Cloud Pak System. Cloud Pak System has addressed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-29873
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Flash System V9000 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to a restricted shell escape vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 206229.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/206229 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For unsupported release/version/platform IBM recommends to upgrade to supported fixed release of the product.

Recommended Firmware updates are listed in the table below. Firmware has been updated with IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.3.5.

For IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.0.1, v2.3.1.1, v2.3.2.0, v2.3.3.0, v.2.3.3.1, v.2.3.3.2, v.2.3.3.3, v2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1, v2.3.3.4

upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.3.5 at Fix Central

Information on upgrading : <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None