SB2024092721 - IBM Integrated Analytics System update for OpenSSL
Published: September 27, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Inadequate Encryption Strength (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3358)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt traffic.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in openssl implementation when handling legacy custom ciphers with NID_undef passed to the EVP_EncryptInit_ex2(), EVP_DecryptInit_ex2() and EVP_CipherInit_ex2() functions. Under certain conditions openssl can fail to select a proper cipher and use NULL instead, which corresponds to sending data in plain text.
Note, applications are only affected by this issue if they call EVP_CIPHER_meth_new() using NID_undef and subsequently use it in a call to an encryption/decryption initialisation function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.