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Published date:February 22, 2018
Last updated date:March 30, 2018
Hitachi, Ltd. IT Platform Products Management Division

DoS vulnerability in Hitachi disk array systems

[Security Information ID]

hitachi-sec-2018-304

[Vulnerability summary]

Hitachi disk array systems have a DoS (denial of service) vulnerability.

[Vulnerability description]

When a Hitachi disk array system receives a malformed SSL packet, one or both of the redundant controllers in the disk array system might stop abnormally.

[Affected products]

Disk array systems
Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 Series (AMS2000 Series)
DF800EXS
Hitachi Unified Storage 100 Series (HUS100 Series)

Note:
Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM) and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform series are not affected.

[Countermeasure]

Disk array systems
Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 Series (AMS2000 Series) and DF800EXS
The problem was fixed with firmware Ver. 08E1/H and higher (Provided in December 2017) .
(for Japan domestic customer, the problem was fixed with firmware Ver. 08E2/H and higher. (Provided in December 2017) )

Disk array systems
Hitachi Unified Storage 100 Series (HUS100 Series)
The problem was fixed with firmware Ver. 0985/J and higher (Provided in December 2017) .

[Temporary Circumvention]

None

[Update history]

  • February 22, 2018: This security information page is newly created and uploaded.
  • March 30, 2018: Error corrections in "[Affected products]" and "[Countermeasure]"
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