Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Linux Kernel could affect IBM Storage Copy Data Management

Summary

IBM Storage Copy Data Management can be affected by a vulnerability in Linux Kernel. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system as described by the CVE in the “Vulnerability Details” section. (CVE-2023-45871) This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-45871
**DESCRIPTION:**Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the IGB driver in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268717 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Versions|**Fixing
**Level|Platform|**Link to Fix and Instructions
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2.2.0.0 - 2.2.23.0| 2.2.23.1| Linux| ** **<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7116233&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None