Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private is vulnerable to OpenSSL vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-23839, CVE-2021-23840, CVE-2021-23841)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Cloud Private is vulnerable to OpenSSL vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-23839
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could provide weaker than expected security, caused by incorrect SSLv2 rollback protection that allows for the inversion of the logic during a padding check. If the server is configured for SSLv2 support at compile time, configured for SSLv2 support at runtime or configured for SSLv2 ciphersuites, it will accept a connection if a version rollback attack has occurred and erroneously reject a connection if a normal SSLv2 connection attempt is made.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196849 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2021-23840
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in CipherUpdate. By sending an overly long argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196848 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2021-23841
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() function. By parsing the issuer field, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196847 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Cloud Private	3.2.1 CD
IBM Cloud Private	3.2.2 CD

Remediation/Fixes

Product defect fixes and security updates are only available for the two most recent Continuous Delivery (CD) update packages

IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1
IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2

For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1, apply fix pack:

IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1.2105

For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2, apply fix pack:

IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2.2105

For IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.0:

Upgrade to the latest Continuous Delivery (CD) update package, IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2.
If required, individual product fixes can be made available between CD update packages for resolution of problems. Contact IBM support for assistance

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

03 Sep 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private is vulnerable to OpenSSL vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-23839, CVE-2021-23840, CVE-2021-23841)