Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in nss library (CVE-2023-6135) affects Power HMC.

Summary

The nss library is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-6135
**DESCRIPTION:**Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) NIST curves, as used in Mozilla Firefox, could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a side-channel attack known as “Minerva”. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to recover private keys.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/275393 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: <http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/&gt;

Product

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VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation/Fix

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Power HMC

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V10.2.1040.0 SP2 x86

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MB04466

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MF71701

Power HMC

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V10.2.1040.0 SP2 ppc

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MB04467

|

MF71702

Power HMC

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V10.3.1060.0 x86

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MB04468

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MF71703

Power HMC

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V10.3.1060.0 ppc

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MB04469

|

MF71704

Workarounds and Mitigations

None