-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Note: the current version of the following document is available here: https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03761en_us SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN Document ID: hpesbgn03761en_us Version: 1 HPESBGN03761 rev.1 - HPE Virtualization Performance Viewer (VPV)/ Cloud Optimizer using Linux, Remote Escalation of Privilege NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible. Release Date: 2017-06-15 Last Updated: 2017-06-15 Potential Security Impact: Remote: Escalation of Privilege Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Product Security Response Team VULNERABILITY SUMMARY A security vulnerability in Linux kernel, also known as "Dirty COW", has been addressed in HPE Virtualization Performance Viewer (VPV)/ Cloud Optimizer Virtual appliance. This vulnerability could be exploited remotely to allow escalation of privilege. References: - CVE-2016-5195 - Linux kernel vulnerability, "Dirty COW" SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed. - HPE Cloud Optimizer - v1.10, v1.20, v2.0, v2.01, v2.10, v2.20/ CO v3.0, v3.01 BACKGROUND CVSS Base Metrics ================= Reference, CVSS V3 Score/Vector, CVSS V2 Score/Vector CVE-2016-5195 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Information on CVSS is documented in HPE Customer Notice HPSN-2008-002 here: https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01345499 RESOLUTION HPE has made the following mitigation information available to resolve the vulnerability for the impacted versions of HPE Virtualization Performance Viewer (VPV)/ Cloud Optimizer Virtual appliance: 1. Login to the system, execute the following commands with root privileges: 2. Stop ovc processes: ovc stop 3. Stop vertica db: su pv_vertica -c "/opt/vertica/bin/adminTools -t stop_db - -d pv -i -F" 4. Update the system: yum update kernel 5. Reboot the server: /sbin/shutdown -r now HISTORY Version:1 (rev.1) - 15 June 2017 Initial release Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy. Support: For issues about implementing the recommendations of this Security Bulletin, contact normal HPE Services support channel. For other issues about the content of this Security Bulletin, send e-mail to security-alert@hpe.com. Report: To report a potential security vulnerability for any HPE supported product: Web form: https://www.hpe.com/info/report-security-vulnerability Email: security-alert@hpe.com Subscribe: To initiate a subscription to receive future HPE Security Bulletin alerts via Email: http://www.hpe.com/support/Subscriber_Choice Security Bulletin Archive: A list of recently released Security Bulletins is available here: http://www.hpe.com/support/Security_Bulletin_Archive Software Product Category: The Software Product Category is represented in the title by the two characters following HPSB. 3C = 3COM 3P = 3rd Party Software GN = HPE General Software HF = HPE Hardware and Firmware MU = Multi-Platform Software NS = NonStop Servers OV = OpenVMS PV = ProCurve ST = Storage Software UX = HP-UX Copyright 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hewlett Packard Enterprise shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information provided is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, neither HP or its affiliates, subcontractors or suppliers will be liable for incidental,special or consequential damages including downtime cost; lost profits; damages relating to the procurement of substitute products or services; or damages for loss of data, or software restoration. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the names of Hewlett Packard Enterprise products referenced herein are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJZQweXAAoJELXhAxt7SZaikrcH+wZHrLkGoqCudUrO+VrUuNQU UO3wgX156G/CaS+YDaW88FMzKCh0dJt24+eAR3ldSqoxH+SOJvtYAwG4wFr9h9Bg jUbkZufOUmrumMTmdtC5j0u6iKnb8CzjBqJkzo63RZCkiNCcdZDxPqpScazLLH53 m7ZJyUTMLZcDACGM6lGVy68B47lJXWVYuxemasja+raQnWGDyLQCEF3GbyJDzgIZ S/oDDL7UkLuCzY2XftXAub1NIEzVoOcY4NGd/whk30827jh+LtpGo+3vzcsr/a9u hct16bQLLLBaI8gwI4mzeATERaGNKNu6ONwnML99gridZhEMPlUIiJzwrkuk0CM= =dNr0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----