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Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Json4j Affects Watson Machine Learning Accelerator

Security Bulletin


Summary

Watson Machine Learning Accelerator is affected by multiple json4j CVEs (CVE-2022-23529, CVE-2022-23539, CVE-2022-23540, CVE-2022-23541, CVE-2022-45690, CVE-2022-46175, CVE-2022-4742). We fixed by removing json4j.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Watson Machine Learning Accelerator on Cloud Pak for DataAll

Remediation/Fixes

Watson Machine Learning Accelerator version 3.1.0 and above fixed json4j CVEs by replacing json4j.

 

1. For Watson Machine Learning Accelerator version 2.4.x, 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 3.0.0

Follow https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.6.x?topic=accelerator-upgrading to upgrade from WMLA 2.4.x/2.5.0/2.6.0/3.0.0 to WMLA 3.1.0 or above version.

 

2. For Watson Machine Learning Accelerator version 2.3.x

To address the affected version, first upgrade to IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator 2.3.5 by following the document https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wmla/2.3?topic=installation-install-upgrade
Then upgrade from WMLA 2.3.5 to WMLA 3.1.0 or above version following https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.6.x?topic=accelerator-upgrading 

 

3. For Watson Machine Learning Accelerator version 2.2.x

To address the affected version

a. upgrade to IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator 2.2.6 by following the document https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/3.5.0?topic=accelerator-upgrading-watson-machine-learning


b. upgrade from IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator 2.2.6 to IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator 2.3.1 following https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wmla/2.3?topic=installation-install-upgrade

c. upgrade all the way to IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator 2.3.5 following https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wmla/2.3?topic=installation-install-upgrade

d. upgrade from WMLA 2.3.5 to WMLA 3.1.0 or above version following https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.6.x?topic=accelerator-upgrading 

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

07 Feb 2023: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 March 2023

UID

ibm16959963