IT46311: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2024-29025

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2024-29025
  Description: Netty is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused
  by a flaw when using the HttpPostRequestDecoder to decode a
  form. By sending a specially crafted request, 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-2024-29025                                               *
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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 2Q24   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release  2Q 2024 / June )
  
  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