CWE-454

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              "value": "\u003cp\u003eIBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAIX and VIOS fixes are available. The AIX and VIOS fixes can be downloaded via https from:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kerberos_fix.tar\"\u003ehttps://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kerberos_fix.tar\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe link above is to a tar file containing this signed advisory, fix packages, and OpenSSL signatures for each package. The fixes below include prerequisite checking. This will enforce the correct mapping between the fixes and AIX Technology Levels.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou must be on the \u0027prereq for installation\u0027 level before applying the interim fix. This may require installing a new level(prereq version) first from:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.ibm.com/resources/mrs/assets?source=aixbp\"\u003ehttps://www.ibm.com/resources/mrs/assets?source=aixbp\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eAIX Level\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInterim Fix\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eFileset Name (prereq for installation)\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e7.2, 7.3\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIJ55344s9a.250722.epkg.Z\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003ekrb5.client.rte (1.16.1.7)\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eVIOS Level\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInterim Fix\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eFileset Name (prereq for installation)\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e3.1, 4.1\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIJ55344s9a.250722.epkg.Z\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003ekrb5.client.rte (1.16.1.7)\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo extract the fixes from the tar file:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etar xvf kerberos_fix.tar\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecd kerberos_fix\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerify you have retrieved the fixes intact:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe checksums below were generated using the \"openssl dgst -sha256 [filename]\" command as the following:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eopenssl dgst -sha256\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003efilename\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e7e771a31c6f02b5635d99e3444c6085c1c67fd744ed00eade1d042134df6bb54\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIJ55344s9a.250722.epkg.Z\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese sums should match exactly. The OpenSSL signatures in the tar file and on this advisory can also be used to verify the integrity of the fixes.  If the sums or signatures cannot be confirmed, contact IBM Support at \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://ibm.com/support/\"\u003ehttp://ibm.com/support/\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and describe the discrepancy.  \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eopenssl dgst -sha256 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [advisory_file].sig [advisory_file]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eopenssl dgst -sha256 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [ifix_file].sig [ifix_file]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished advisory OpenSSL signature file location:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kerberos_advisory.asc.sig\"\u003ehttps://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kerberos_advisory.asc.sig\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e"
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