Security Bulletin: Tivoli Storage Manager UNIX and Linux Client Local Escalation of Privilege Security Vulnerability (CVE-2014-4813)

Summary

Local escalation of privilege security vulnerability in Tivoli Storage Manager UNIX and Linux clients.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:_ _CVE-2014-4813
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) UNIX and Linux clients could allow a local attacker to increase their privileges caused by a race condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain root level access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95389&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C )

Affected Products and Versions

• TSM Client 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.0.x
• TSM Client 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.2.0
• TSM Client 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.2.2
• TSM Client 6.2.0.0 through 6.2.5.3
• TSM Client 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.5.6
• TSM Client 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.4.3
• TSM Client 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.3.6

Remediation/Fixes

TSM Release

| First Fixing VRMF Level|Client Platform|APAR|Link to fix
—|—|—|—|—
7.1

| 7.1.1

| AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Mac| IT04140

| <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21667934&gt;

6.4| 6.4.2.1| AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Mac| IT04140| <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24038504&gt;
6.3

| 6.3.2.3

| AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Mac| IT04140

| <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24037930&gt;

6.2| 6.2.5.4| AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Mac| IT04140| <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036287&gt;
6.1| 6.1.5.7| AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Mac| IT04140| Customers with support extensions on 6.1 should contact IBM Support.
5.5| 5.5.4.4| AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Mac| IT04140| Customers with support extensions on 5.5 should contact IBM Support.
5.4| 5.4.3.7| AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Mac| IT04140| Customers with support extensions on 5.4 should contact IBM Support.
7.1 B/A clients in 7.1 TSM for Space Mangement package| 7.1.1| AIX
Linux x86| IT04140| <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24039451&gt;
6.4 B/A clients in 6.4 TSM for Space Mangement package| 6.4.2.1| AIX
Linux x86| IT04140| <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24039454&gt;
6.3 B/A clients in 6.3 TSM for Space Management package| 6.3.2.3| AIX
Linux x86| IT04140| <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24038153&gt;
6.2 B/A clients in 6.2 TSM for Space Management package| 6.2.5.4| AIX
Linux x86| IT04140| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036287
6.1 B/A clients in 6.1 TSM for Space Management package| 6.1.5.7| HP-UX
Solaris| IT04140| <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24031758&gt;
6.1 B/A clients in 6.1 TSM for Space Management package| none, beyond support| AIX
Linux x86|
| Upgrade to fixing level or apply workaround.
5.5 and lower B/A clients and 5.5 and lower TSM Space Management | none, beyond support| AIX
Linux x86
HP-UX
Solaris|
| Upgrade to fixing level or apply workaround.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Remove the Trusted Communications Agent (TCA), module dsmtca, from the TSM client machine. This will disable all non root users from running the TSM Client.