IBMFCF2696FE8EFF61C9D79AC3E2D970827C0BE46B9F2B73539D06BDC02B89491C5Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Linux Kernel affects IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM)
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
32.8%
Summary
IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) has addressed the following vulnerability in Linux Kernel.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) has addressed the following vulnerability in Linux Kernel.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-11176
Description: Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a sock pointer not set to NULL in the mq_notify function. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129055> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Product | Affected Version |
|---|---|
| IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) | BPET |
Remediation/Fixes
Firmware fix versions are available on Fix Central:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>.
| Product | Fix Version |
|---|---|
| IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) | |
| ibm_fw_amm_bpet68h-3.68h_anyos_noarch | BPET68H-3.68H |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Related Information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Lenovo Product Security Advisories
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
19 March 2018: Original Copy Published
- The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
32.8%