SB20231123112 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family

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SB20231123112 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family

Published: November 23, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20231123112
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3180)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient privileges and access controls. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions to conduct further attacks.

2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12547)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() native methods ignored the length parameter. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References