Security Bulletin: TSSC/IMC is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to systemd

Summary

TSSC/IMC is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to systemd. A patch has been provided that updates the systemd library. CVE-2023-26604.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-26604
**DESCRIPTION:**systemd could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to set LESSSECURE to 1 in the configurations. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249251 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to 9.4.26/9.5.8

Download patch and execute on TSSC/IMC system

Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) / TS4500 IMC| 9.4.21|

Upgrade to 9.4.26/9.5.8

Download patch and execute on TSSC/IMC system

Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) / TS4500 IMC| 9.4.26| Download patch and execute on TSSC/IMC system
Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) / TS4500 IMC| 9.5.8| Download patch and execute on TSSC/IMC system

Workarounds and Mitigations

None