Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in libssh2 CVE-2019-17498.

Summary

libssh2 is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-17498
**DESCRIPTION:**libssh2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read when connecting to a malicious SSH server that sends a disconnect message. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169461 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Remediation/Fixes

The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: <http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/&gt;

Product

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VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation/Fix

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Power HMC

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V9.1.940.0 SP2 ppc

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MB04269

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MH01877

Power HMC

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V9.1.940.0 SP2 x86_64

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MB04268

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MH01876

Workarounds and Mitigations

None