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Security Bulletin: Gradle version in IBP javaenv and dind images depends on vulnerable Apache Ant

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Summary

Versions of IBP images javaenv and dind before 2.5.1 release on 12082020 included a version of gradle that depended upon vulnerable Apache libraries. Gradle is a build system, intended to aid in building chaincode, though not required for building chaincode.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-11979
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Ant could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an insecure temporary file flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject modified source files into the build process.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189164 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Blockchain Platform (Software/on-prem)All

Remediation/Fixes

Update javaenv and dind images. The gradle instance on the images has been replaced by a gradle 'wrapper' that will install the latest version of gradle.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Update Gradle, or use another build system, e.g. Maven.

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References

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Change History

11 Dec 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:
14 December 2020

Initial Publish date:
11 December 2020

UID

ibm16381828