Security Bulletin: Publicly disclosed vulnerability from Qemu affects IBM Netezza Host Management

Summary

Open Source Qemu is used by IBM Netezza Host Management. IBM Netezza Host Management has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-8608
**DESCRIPTION:**Libslirp could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in tcp_emu. By sending a specially-crafted packet, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the Qemu host process or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host with privileges of the Qemu process.
CVSS Base score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175868 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

To resolve the reported CVE for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on following platforms :

PureData System for Analytics N3001
PureData System for Analytics N200x

Update to the following IBM Netezza Host Management release :

Product

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VRMF

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Remediation/Fix

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IBM Netezza Host Management

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5.4.28.0

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Fix Central Link

The Netezza Host Management software contains the latest RHEL updates for the operating systems certified for use on IBM Netezza/PureData System for Analytics appliances. IBM recommends upgrading to the latest Netezza Host Management version to ensure that your hosts have the latest fixes, security changes, and operating system updates. IBM Support can assist you with planning for the Netezza Host Management and operating system upgrades to your appliances.

For more details on IBM Netezza Host Management security patching:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Security Patching for IBM PureData System for Analytics appliances

Workarounds and Mitigations

None