Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to an unspecified vulnerability in Java SE ( CVE-2022-21291)

Security Bulletin

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE - CVE-2022-21291 related to the VM component has been identified that affects IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Java SE is used by IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data as part of its platform for developement of core functionalities. The fix includes version 8u312. Refer to details for additional information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-21291
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217586 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for data	1.5.0, 4.0.0, 4.0.2, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v4.0.8) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.

Product Latest Version	Remediation/Fix/Instructions
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.0.8	Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v4.0.8 release information) https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=assistant-installing-watson

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

04 May 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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Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to an unspecified vulnerability in Java SE ( CVE-2022-21291)