Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDKs affect IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 - July 2015

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDKs Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 5, 6 and 7, that are used by IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2015.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-2613**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability and Java SE Embedded related to the JCE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104734 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-2601**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the JCE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104733 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-2625**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the JSSE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/104743 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-1931**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Java Security Components store plain text data in memory dumps, which could allow a local attacker to obtain information to aid in further attacks against the system.
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/102967 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

All versions of microcode for the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 (3957-V06, 3957-V07, 3957-VEA, 3957-VEB) prior to release R2.1 are affected. All versions of R3.0 and R3.1 are also affected. In addition, microcode versions of releases R2.1, R3.2, and R3.3 prior to and including the following are also affected:

Release

| Version
—|—
R3.3| 8.33.0.45
R3.2| 8.32.2.1
R2.1| 8.21.0.178

Remediation/Fixes

Contact IBM Service at 1-800-IBM-SERV to arrange an upgrade to the latest microcode level followed by the installation of vtd_exec.213, vtd_exec.214, vtd_exec.215, and vtd_exec.235 as needed. Minimum microcode levels are shown below:

Release

| Fix
—|—
R3.3| Upgrade to 8.33.0.45 or later + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235
R3.0, R3.1, or R3.2| Upgrade to 8.32.2.1 or later + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235
R2.1| Upgrade to 8.21.0.178 or later + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235
Older Releases| Upgrade to 8.21.0.178 or later + vtd_exec.213 + vtd_exec.214 + vtd_exec.215 + vtd_exec.235

Workarounds and Mitigations

Although IBM recommends that you upgrade to the fixes identified above, you can mitigate, but not eliminate the risk of these vulnerabilities by restricting physical and network access to the TS7700 to authorized users and IBM Service Personnel only.