Security Bulletin
Summary
Netty and Apache Kafka are dependency components shipped with the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Transport Module Common Integration Library for Message Bus Integrations. Information about the security vulnerability affecting Netty (CVE-2021-37137, CVE-2021-37136) and Apache Kafka (CVE-2021-38153) has been published.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-37137
DESCRIPTION: Netty netty-codec is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by not restrict the chunk length in the SnappyFrameDecoder. By sending a specially-crafted input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause excessive memory usage, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211779 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2021-38153
DESCRIPTION: Apache Kafka could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a timing attack flaw due to the use of "Arrays.equals" to validate a password or key. By utilizing brute-force attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain credentials information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209762 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2021-37136
DESCRIPTION: Netty netty-codec is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by not allow size restrictions for decompressed data in the Bzip2Decoder. By sending a specially-crafted input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211777 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Integration - Transport Module Common Integration Library | common-transportmodule-12_0 up to and including common-transportmodule-32_0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Updated Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Integration - Transport Module Common Integration Library | common-transportmodule-33_0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
10 Dec 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:
10 December 2021
Initial Publish date:
10 December 2021
UID
ibm16522822