Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Guardium uses Apache Kafka in deployed agents to handle event streaming. IBM Security Guardium has fixed this vulnerability by upgrading to kafka-3.0.0-0.
Vulnerability Details
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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.0 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.1 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.2 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.3 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
21 Jun 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:
23 June 2022
Initial Publish date:
21 June 2022
UID
ibm16597973