Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affects IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Windows and Macintosh Client (CVE-2018-2783)

Summary Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2018. IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ is used by the IBM Spectrum Protect formerly Tivoli Storage Manager Windows and Macintosh Client. Vulnerability Details CVEID:...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Client and IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware

Summary OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on March 27, 2018 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL, used by the IBM Spectrum Protect formerly Tivoli Storage Manager Client and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for...

Security Bulletin: Password disclosure via instrumentation log file in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus (CVE-2018-1768)

Summary IBM Spectrum Protect Plus may display the user id and password in plain text within the instrumentation log file. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1768 DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could disclose sensitive information when an authorized user executes a test operation, the...

Security Bulletin: PostgreSQL vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Protect Plus (CVE-2017-15097)

Summary A vulnerability in PostgreSQL affects IBM Spectrum Protect™ Plus. This vulnerability could result in a local authenticated attacker gaining elevated privileges on the system. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2017-15097 DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL could allow a local authenticated attacker to...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java SE affect IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java SE which is used by IBM Spectrum Protect™ Plus. These issues were disclosed as part of the Oracle Critical Patch Update CPU in April 2018 and July 2018. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-2783 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability i...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Spectrum Protect Plus (CVE-2017-3736, CVE-2017-3737, CVE-2017-3738)

Summary OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed by the OpenSSL Project on November 2, 2017 and December 7, 2017. OpenSSL, used by the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, has addressed the applicable CVEs. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2017-3736 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtai...

Security Bulletin: OpenSSH vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Protect Plus (CVE-2017-15906)

Summary OpenSSH is vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability which affects IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2017-15906 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSH is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the processopen function when in read-only mode. A remote...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GSKit affect IBM Spectrum Scale used by DB2® pureScale™ (CVE-2018-1431, CVE-2018-1447, CVE-2017-3732, CVE-2016-0705)

Summary DB2 LUW is affected by a vulnerability in IBM® Spectrum Scale Version V4.2 and V4.1 that is used by DB2® pureScale™ Feature on AIX and Linux. IBM Spectrum Scale is previously known as General Parallel File System GPFS. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1431 DESCRIPTION: A vulnerabilit...

CVE-2018-1782

IBM GPFS IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1.0 and 5.0.1.1 allows a local, unprivileged user to cause a kernel panic on a node running GPFS by accessing a file that is stored on a GPFS file system with mmap, or by executing a crafted file stored on a GPFS file system. IBM X-Force ID: 148805...

CVE-2018-1782

CVE-2018-1782 affects IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) 5.0.1.0 and 5.0.1.1. A local, unprivileged user can trigger a kernel panic on a node running GPFS by either mmap-ing a file stored on a GPFS file system or by executing a crafted file stored on GPFS. IBM’s notices confirm the vulnerability is limite...

Online upgrade of Spectrum Scale security update packages for a Db2 pureScale cluster

Summary While the best practice for upgrading Spectrum Scale package level is through the Db2 fixpack, updating Spectrum Scale security update packages outlined in Db2 Security bulletins requires a manual installation procedure. This document contains instructions on how to apply Spectrum Scale...

Digital Watchdog Spectrum Default Credentials (HTTP)

The remote installation of Digital Watchdog Spectrum is using known default credentials. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale that could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a kernel panic (CVE-2018-1782)

Summary IBM Spectrum Scale could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a kernel panic on a node running GPFS by accessing a file that is stored on a GPFS file system with mmap, or by executing a crafted file stored on a GPFS file system. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1782 DESCRIPTION:...

IBM Spectrum Symphony and Platform Symphony Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

IBM Spectrum Symphony and Platform Symphony are both products of IBM Corporation in the U.S. IBM Spectrum Symphony is a suite of enterprise-class management software for running compute- and data-intensive distributed applications on shared grids.Platform Symphony is a set of SOA-based architectu...

Researchers Shine Light on Smart-Bulb Data Theft

Lightbulbs were invented to do one thing: illuminate a room or a space. Cybercriminals, however, may find that these glass miracles can be used to shed light in a more metaphorical sense – to spy on users’ private data and preferences. The light emitted by modern smart bulbs can be used in two...

CVE-2018-1705

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 146340...

CVE-2018-1705

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 146340...

Information disclosure

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 146340...

CVE-2018-1705

CVE-2018-1705 affects IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2. It is an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain highly sensitive information. Remediation is available via IBM Fix Central for the l...

CVE-2018-1705

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 146340...