Security Bulletin
Summary
POWER9: In response to a security issue with the BMC web server, a new Power System firmware update is being released to address Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures issue number CVE 2022-22488.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-22488
DESCRIPTION: IBM BMC could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service by uploading or deleting too many CA certificates in a short period of time.
CVSS Base score: 4.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226337 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Release(s) |
| OPENBMC | OP910 |
OP910.00 through OP910.60 |
| OPENBMC | OP940 |
OP940.00 through OP940.40 |
Remediation/Fixes
Customers with the products below running OP910, install OP910.70:
1) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTG)
Customers with the products below running OP940, install OP940.50:
1) IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTH, 8335-GTX)
Workarounds and Mitigations
To avoid this problem, wait 10 seconds between uploading CA certificates.
To recover from this problem, restart the BMC's HTTPS service. This can be performed in one of two ways:
1. Remove power from the BMC and then reapply power, OR
2. Use root access to the BMC's command shell, and use the "reboot" command to reset the BMC.
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References
Change History
17 Nov 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 November 2022
UID
ibm16840155