Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information(CVE-2022-22368)

Security Bulletin

Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in all levels of IBM Spectrum Scale that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. A fix for this vulnerability is available.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-22368
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Scale uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221012 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Scale	5.1.0 - 5.1.3.0

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Spectrum Scale levels lower than V5.1.3, apply V5.1.3.1 or V5.1.2.4 or later available from FixCentral at:

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=5.1.3&platform=All&function=all

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=5.1.2&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Change History

26 Apr 2022: 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: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Spectrum Scale that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information(CVE-2022-22368)