Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 (CVE-2014-3570)

Summary

OpenSSL vulnerabilities were disclosed on January 8, 2015 by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM XIV Storage System. IBM XIV Storage System has addressed the applicable CVE.
We are unaware of any customer being affected by this issue.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-3570 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified error in OpenSSL related to the production of incorrect results on some platforms by Bignum squaring (BN_sqr) has an unknown attack vector and impact.
CVSS Base Score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/99710 or the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 - v11.5 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Regarding upgrading your microcode version, please consult with your IBM representative.

The fix exists from microcode version 11.6 or later.