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Security Bulletin: An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of the QEMU emulator, affecting IBM Cloud Pak for Applications

Security Bulletin


Summary

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of the QEMU emulator, affecting IBM Cloud Pak for Applications

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-10756
DESCRIPTION:   libslirp could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an out-of-bounds read in the SLiRP networking implementation of the QEMU emulator. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184988 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak for ApplicationsAll

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 4.3.1 contains an updated SLiRP which no longer expose this vulnerability.   No separate APAR is provided.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

09 Jul 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:
30 July 2021

Initial Publish date:
09 July 2021

UID

ibm16471255