Security Bulletin: IBM i is affected by an OSPF vulnerability (CVE-2017-1460)

Summary

IBM i OSPF is affected by this security vulnerability. IBM i has addressed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1460 DESCRIPTION: IBM i OSPF is vulnerable when a rogue router spoofs its origin. Routing tables are affected by a missing LSA, which may lead to loss of connectivity.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128379 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

Releases 6.1, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of IBM i are affected.

Remediation/Fixes

The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i.

Releases 6.1, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of IBM i are supported and will be fixed.

http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

The IBM i PTF numbers are:

Release 6.1 – SI64413 Release 7.1 – SI64412 Release 7.2 – SI64411 Release 7.3 – SI64350

_Important note: _IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None