Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security QRadar EDR Software includes vulnerable components (e.g., framework libraries) that could be identified and exploited with automated tools. These have been addressed in the update.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2024-21538
DESCRIPTION: Versions of the package cross-spawn before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.
CWE: CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CVSS Source: CVE.org
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2024-47874
DESCRIPTION: Starlette is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework/toolkit. Prior to version 0.40.0, Starlette treats `multipart/form-data` parts without a `filename` as text form fields and buffers those in byte strings with no size limit. This allows an attacker to upload arbitrary large form fields and cause Starlette to both slow down significantly due to excessive memory allocations and copy operations, and also consume more and more memory until the server starts swapping and grinds to
CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSS Source: CVE.org
CVSS Base score: 8.7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-49767
DESCRIPTION: Werkzeug is a Web Server Gateway Interface web application library. Applications using `werkzeug.formparser.MultiPartParser` corresponding to a version of Werkzeug prior to 3.0.6 to parse `multipart/form-data` requests (e.g. all flask applications) are vulnerable to a relatively simple but effective resource exhaustion (denial of service) attack. A specifically crafted form submission request can cause the parser to allocate and block 3 to 8 times the upload size in main memory. There is no upper limit; a single upload at 1 Gbit/s can exhaust 32 GB of RAM in less than 60 seconds. Werkzeug version 3.0.6 fixes this issue.
CWE: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source: CVE.org
CVSS Base score: 6.9
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-49766
DESCRIPTION: Werkzeug is a Web Server Gateway Interface web application library. On Python < 3.11 on Windows, os.path.isabs() does not catch UNC paths like //server/share. Werkzeug's safe_join() relies on this check, and so can produce a path that is not safe, potentially allowing unintended access to data. Applications using Python >= 3.11, or not using Windows, are not vulnerable. Werkzeug version 3.0.6 contains a patch.
CWE: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSS Source: CVE.org
CVSS Base score: 6.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-6119
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when performing certificate name checks (e.g., TLS clients checking server certificates). By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read an invalid memory address resulting in abnormal termination of the application process.
CWE: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
IBM X-Force ID: 386108
DESCRIPTION: axios is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the format method. By sending a specially crafted regex input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CWE: CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CVSS Source: huntr
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/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 Security QRadar EDR | 3.12 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM encourages customers to upgrade their systems promptly.
The IBM Security QRadar EDR operator can be upgraded automatically when new compatible versions are available. However, you can control whether an operator is upgraded automatically by setting an approval strategy.
Two approval strategies are available:
- Automatic (default) - New operator versions are installed automatically when they are available on the subscription channel.
- Manual - When a new operator version is available on the subscription channel, the subscription indicates that an update is available, but you must approve the update manually.
For more information about the manual installation process, view Installing QRadar EDR
| Product | Fix version |
| IBM Security QRadar EDR | 3.12.14 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
06 Jan 2025: 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
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Modified date:
06 January 2025
UID
ibm17180314