Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability CVE-2019-8790 has been found in Ubuntu and potentially affects container images of IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-8790
DESCRIPTION: Swift for Ubuntu could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by incorrect management of file descriptors in URLSession. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168761 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed 9.5.0 FP01 and earlier
Remediation/Fixes
APAR IJ24525 has been opened to address Ubuntu vulnerabilities affecting IBM Workload Scheduler.
Apar IJ24525 is already included in IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5 FP02, already available on FixCentral.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
26 Apr 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
19 June 2020
UID
ibm16205685