Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Integrated Analytics System.

Security Bulletin

Summary

OpenSSL used by IBM Integrated Analytics System. IBM Integrated Analytics System has addressed the applicable CVEs( CVE-2021-23840,CVE-2021-23841).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-23840
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in CipherUpdate. By sending an overly long argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196848 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2021-23841
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() function. By parsing the issuer field, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196847 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Integrated Analytics System	1.0.0-1.0.27.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying below security patch.

Product	VRMF	Remediation / First Fix
IBM Integrated Analytics System	7.9.21.12.SP6	Link to fix central

Please follow the steps given in release notes to upgrade system with security patches

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

17 Feb 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Integrated Analytics System.