Security Bulletin: The PowerVM Platform KeyStore functionality can be compromised if an attacker gains service access to the FSP

Summary

An attacker that gains service access to the FSP can locate and through a series of service procedures decrypt data contained in the Platform KeyStore

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-29765
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM PowerVM Hypervisor could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if they gain service access to the FSP.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202476 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Customers with the products below should install FW940.30(VL940_071), FW950.10(VL950_072) or above to remediate this concern.

1. IBM Power System S922 (9009-22A, 9009-22G)

2. IBM Power System H922 (9223-22H, 9223-22S)

3. IBM Power System S914 (9009-41A, 9009-41G)

4. IBM Power System S924 (9009-42A, 9009-42G)

5. IBM Power System H924 (9223-42H, 9223-42S)

6. IBM Power System E950 (9040-MR9)

7. IBM Power System E980 (9080-M98, 9080-M9S)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None