Security Bulletin
Summary
Potential vulnerabilities in Netty - CVE-2022-24823 has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Refer to details for additional information.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-24823
DESCRIPTION: Netty could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw when temporary storing uploads on the disk is enabled. By gaining access to the local system temporary directory, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225922 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
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, 4.0.8 |
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 4.5.1 |
Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v4.5.1 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
Change History
26 Aug 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:
30 August 2022
Initial Publish date:
26 August 2022
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ibm16616333