IT45285: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2023-44487

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID:   CVE-2023-44487
  DESCRIPTION:   Multiple vendors are vulnerable to a denial of
  service, caused by a Rapid Reset flaw in the HTTP/2 protocol. By
  sending numerous HTTP/2 requests and RST_STREAM frames over
  multiple streams, a remote attacker could consume excessive
  server side resources.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR: CVE-2023-44487                            *
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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 1Q24   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release 1Q 2024 / January )
  
  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