Security Bulletin: Potential denial of service in WebSphere Application Server affects IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) (CVE-2018-10237)

Summary

There is a potential denial of service with the Google Guava library that is used in WebSphere Application Server. This can affect IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-10237 DESCRIPTION: Google Guava is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper eager allocation checks in the AtomicDoubleArray and CompoundOrdering class. By sending a specially-crafted data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142508&gt; 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

The versions listed above apply to all licensed offerings of IBM Spectrum Control.

Remediation/Fixes

The solution is to apply an appropriate IBM Spectrum Control fix. Click on the download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable.

Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.

Release |

First Fixing

VRM Level

| Link to Fix/Fix Availability Target
—|—|—
5.2 | 5.2.17.3 | <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0&gt;
5.3 | 5.3.2 | <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0&gt;

Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.