Security Bulletin
Summary
The IBM Fusion Installer is affected by vulnerabilities in Ansible and Python packages dnspython, requests, certifi and idna. Vulnerabilities include arbitrary code execution, gaining of elevated privileges, obtaining sensitive information, and denial of service. CVE-2023-5764, CVE-2023-29483, CVE-2024-0690, CVE-2024-3651, CVE-2024-35195, CVE-2024-39689.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2023-5764
DESCRIPTION: Ansible could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a template injection flaw. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CWE: CWE-1336: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7.1
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2023-29483
DESCRIPTION: Dnspython is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in stub resolver when a bad-in-some-way response arrives before a legitimate one on the UDP port dnspython is using for that query. By sending a specially crafted query, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CWE: CWE-292: DEPRECATED: Trusting Self-reported DNS Name
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2024-0690
DESCRIPTION: Red Hat Ansible could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a failure to respect the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration in some scenarios. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain decrypted secret values information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CWE: CWE-117: Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-3651
DESCRIPTION: idna could allow a local user to cause a denial of service using a specially crafted argument to the idna.encode() function and consume system resources.
CWE: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2024-35195
DESCRIPTION: Psf Requests could allow a local authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an incorrect control flow implementation vulnerability. If the first request in a session is made with verify=False, all subsequent requests to the same host will continue to ignore cert verification. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CWE: CWE-670: Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.6
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-39689
DESCRIPTION: Certifi python-certifi could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the use of GLOBALTRUST root certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CWE: CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Fusion HCI | 2.3.0 - 2.8.2 |
| IBM Fusion HCI for watsonx | 2.8.2 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
| Product(s) | Version(s) number and/or range | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
| IBM Fusion HCI | 2.3.0 - 2.8.2 | Upgrade to 2.9.0 - See README for upgrade instructions. |
| IBM Fusion HCI for watsonx | 2.8.2 | Upgrade to 2.9.0 - See README for upgrade instructions. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
N/A
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
17 Dec 2024: Initial Publication
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 December 2024
Initial Publish date:
17 December 2024
UID
ibm17179190