IT44435: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2023-2650 CVE-2023-0464

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2023-2650
  Description: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service,
  caused by a flaw when using OBJ_obj2txt() directly, or use any
  of the OpenSSL subsystems OCSP, PKCS7/SMIME, CMS, CMP/CRMF or TS
  with no message
  size limit. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote
  attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of
  service condition.
  
  CVEID: CVE-2023-0464
  Description: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service,
  caused by an error related to the verification of X.509
  certificate chains that include policy constraints. By creating
  a specially crafted certificate chain that triggers exponential
  use of computational resources, a remote attacker could exploit
  this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
  *                                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2023-2650 CVE-2023-0464                                  *
  *                                                              *
  * See security bulletin for details:                           *
  * https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7031031               *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 3Q23   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( 3Q 2023 / August )
  
  To protect IBM Storage Insights against emerging
  security vulnerabilities, the service was updated to
  protected against vulnerabilities.
  
  An upgrade of your IBM Storage Insights Data Collector(s)
  will apply this fix.
  
  If you do not have automatic upgrade enabled, please
  upgrade your Data Collector(s) manually to apply the fix.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  STORAGE INSIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCSI

Applicable component levels