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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in libjpeg-turbo shipped with PowerAI.

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerability CVE-2019-2201 found in libjpeg-turbo package.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-2201
DESCRIPTION:   libjpeg-turbo could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow and subsequent heap corruption. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171255 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
Watson Machine Learning Community Edition 1.6.2
Watson Machine Learning Community Edition 1.6.1
IBM PowerAI 1.6.0

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM PowerAI 1.6.0 and Watson Machine Learning Community Edition 1.6.1 :

 

Upgrade to WML CE 1.6.2, which includes the fixes. See https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS5SF7 for upgrading instructions.

 

For Watson Machine Learning Community Edition 1.6.2 :

For installing WML CE from scratch

New installations of WML CE include all security fixes.

See https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS5SF7 for installation instructions.

Updating an existing WML CE installation

It is recommended to keep packages up to date. To update all packages to the latest versions within 1.6.2 use:

echo "powerai-release=1.6.2" >> $CONDA_PREFIX/conda-meta/pinned
conda update --all

To update individual packages, use the package name:

conda update libjpeg-turbo
Alternatively, the WML CE installation can be upgraded to 1.7.0, which also contains the fix.
conda update --all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

21 Feb 2020: 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 February 2020

Initial Publish date:
21 February 2020

UID

ibm13234423