MFSBGN03814 rev.1 - Service Management Automation (SMA) containerized, Remote Code Execution

SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: KM03236667

Version: 1

MFSBGN03814 rev.1 - Service Management Automation (SMA) containerized, Remote Code Execution

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2018-08-30

Last Updated: 2018-08-30

Potential Security Impact: Remote: Code Execution

Source: Micro Focus, Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

A potential vulnerabilities has been identified in Micro Focus Autopass License Server (APLS) and Container Deployment Foundation (CDF) available as part of Micro Focus Service Management Automation (SMA) containerized suites. The vulnerabilities could be exploited to Remote Code Execution.

References:

• PSRT110624
• CVE-2018-6499
• CVE-2018-6498

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

• Micro Focus Service Management Automation (SMA) 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05

BACKGROUND

For a PGP signed version of this security bulletin please write to: Product Security Team

CVSS Version 3.0 and Version 2.0 Base Metrics

Micro Focus would like to thank Lukasz Mikula for reporting the AutoPass License Server issue to cyber-psrt@microfocus.com.

RESOLUTION

Micro Focus has made the following mitigation information available to resolve the vulnerability for the impacted versions of Micro Focus Service Management Automation (SMA) containerized :

For SMA 2017.11 patch releases: KM03210103

For SMA 2018.05 patch releases: KM03204500

For SMA 2018.02 patch releases: KM03146621

HISTORY 
Version:1 (rev.1) - 31 August 2018 Initial release

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