IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Linux Kernel affects SAN Volume Controller, Storwize family and FlashSystem V9000 products (CVE-2016-5696)

May 18, 2017 10:00 am EDT

Categorized: Medium Severity

Vulnerability CVE-2016-5696 in the Linux kernel affects SAN Volume Controller, Storwize family and FlashSystem V9000 products’ IP interface.

CVE(s): CVE-2016-5696

Affected product(s) and affected version(s):

IBM SAN Volume Controller
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V5000
IBM Storwize V3700
IBM Storwize V3500
IBM FlashSystem V9000

All products are affected when running supported releases 7.1 to 7.8. For unsupported versions of the above products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Refer to the following reference URLs for remediation and additional vulnerability details:
Source Bulletin: http://ift.tt/2pZPdXI
X-Force Database: http://ift.tt/2gQ8t77

from IBM Product Security Incident Response Team http://ift.tt/2q01Wtx