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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Kubernetes affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability in Kubernetes that is used by IBM InfoSphere Information Server was addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-25741
DESCRIPTION:   Kubernetes could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a symlink exchange flaw in kubelet. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create a container with subpath volume mounts to access files and directories outside of the volume.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209533 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
InfoSphere Information Server 11.7

Remediation/Fixes

Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud 11.7 JR64342 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.3
--Apply Information Server Security patch

--If Information Server 11.7.1.3 Service Packs 1 or 2 or 3 are applied after this Security patch, re-apply the Security patch.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

18 Feb 2022: 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:
18 February 2022

Initial Publish date:
18 February 2022

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ibm16516720