Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in FOS firmware used by IBM b-type SAN directors and switches.

Summary

The b-type products are vulnerable due to an OpenSSL issue in the FOS firmware. The vulnerability has been addressed and can be resolved by applying the FOS code level listed below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-0466
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in the X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy function. By using invalid certificate policies, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass certificate verification.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/251307 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-0465
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw when using a non-default option to verify certificates. By using invalid certificate policies in leaf certificates, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass policy checking.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/251293 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations