Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance is affected by a kernel vulnerability (CVE-2017-5970)

Summary

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-5970**
DESCRIPTION:** Linux kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c. By using a specially-crafted application that makes malformed system calls or IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause system to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/122003 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Access Manager appliance, versions 9.0.3.0 - 9.0.4.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product

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VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation

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IBM Security Access Manager| 9.0.3.0-9.0.4.0| IJ03415| Upgrade to 9.0.5.0:
9.0.5-ISS-ISAM-FP0000

Workarounds and Mitigations

None