Security Bulletin: OpenSSL for IBM i is vulnerable to command injection due to a flaw in c_rehash script (CVE-2022-1292)

Summary

OpenSSL is vulnerable to a command injection due to improper user validation in the c_rehash script as described in the vulnerability details section. IBM i has addressed the vulnerability in OpenSSL with a fix as described in the remediation/fixes section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-1292
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the c_rehash script. By sending a specially-crafted request using shell metacharacters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the script on the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225619 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. IBM i releases 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 will be fixed.

The IBM i PTF number containing the fix for the CVE :

IBM i Release| 5733-SC1
PTF Number| PTF Download Link
—|—|—
7.5| SI80204| SI80204
7.4, 7.3, 7.2| SI80203| SI80203

<https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral&gt;

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