SB2023030751 - IBM Spectrum Scale update for Samba
Published: March 7, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3437)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the GSSAPI unwrap_des() and unwrap_des3() routines of Heimdal. A remote user can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1615)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of predictable random values within the GnuTLS gnutls_rnd() function. A remote user can decrypt sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.