Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Cloud Private is vulnerable to etcd vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-15106
DESCRIPTION: etcd is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper data validation in the decodeRecord method. By sending a specially crafted data, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause panic in decodeRecord method,
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186329 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-15112
DESCRIPTION: etcd is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the ReadAll method in wal/wal.go. By sending a specially crafted data, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a runtime panic.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186328 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-15113
DESCRIPTION: etcd could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the lack of permission checks in the os.MkdirAll function when a given directory path exists already. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186327 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Private | 3.2.1 CD |
| IBM Cloud Private | 3.2.2 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
- IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1
- IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2
For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1, the defect fixes for Kubernetes requires an update to the Kubernetes version. First apply the 3.2.1.2003 fix pack and then apply either the 3.2.2.2006 fixpack or the 3.2.2.2008 fixpack. Then apply the 3.2.2.2012 fixpack. The 3.2.2.2006 or the 3.2.2.2008 fixpack updates Kubernetes from version 1.13.12 to 1.16.7. The 3.2.2.2012 updates Kubernetes from version 1.16.7 to 1.19
For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2, apply fix pack:
For IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.0:
- Upgrade to the latest Continuous Delivery (CD) update package, IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2.
- If required, individual product fixes can be made available between CD update packages for resolution of problems. Contact IBM support for assistance
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
26 Feb 2021: 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:
26 February 2021
Initial Publish date:
26 February 2021
UID
ibm16417459