IT44437: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2023-2976

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2023-2976
  Description: Google Guava could allow a local authenticated
  attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw with
  using Java's default temporary directory for file creation
  in FileBackedOutputStream. By sending a specially crafted
  request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access
  the files in the default Java temporary directory, and use this
  information to launch further attacks against the affected
  system.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2023-2976                                                *
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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.
  
  No action is required, there is nothing that you need
  to do following the IBM Storage Insights upgrade.
  

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