IT45012: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2023-42503

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2023-42503
  Description: Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial
  of service, caused by improper input validation. By persuading a
  victim to open a specially crafted TAR file, a remote attacker
  could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service
  condition.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2023-42503                                               *
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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 4Q23   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release target 4Q 2023 / December )
  
  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