Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability in Node.js tar module affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Managed Services.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-37713
DESCRIPTION: Node.js tar module could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by insufficient logic on Windows systems when extracting tar files that contained a path that was not an absolute path, but specified a drive letter different from the extraction target. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create or overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208451 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Infrastructure Management | All |
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3.x Fix Pack 2 by following the instructions at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-management/2.3.x?topic=upgrade-upgrading-fix-pack-2.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
08 Nov 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:
09 November 2021
Initial Publish date:
08 November 2021
UID
ibm16514805