Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) has addressed the following vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-14866
DESCRIPTION: GNU cpio could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to properly validate input files when generating TAR archives. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject any tar content and compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171509 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
The fix is downloaded automatically by BoMC in the background and is not independently accessible on Fix Central.
Remediation/Fixes
The fix is downloaded automatically by BoMC in the background and is not independently accessible on Fix Central.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
21 Jun 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:
21 June 2021
Initial Publish date:
21 June 2021
UID
ibm16465553