Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Cloud Private for Data is affected by vulnerabilities in the Setup Project that could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1113
DESCRIPTION: Setup Project could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an issue with adding /sbin/nologin and /usr/sbin/nologin to /etc/shells. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147843 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: Setup Project could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an issue with adding /sbin/nologin and /usr/sbin/nologin to /etc/shells. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147843 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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
IBM Cloud Private for Data V1.2.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
- Users of IBM Cloud Private for Data V1.2.1 are advised to contact IBM Support for instructions on obtaining the fix patch
Workarounds and Mitigations
No workarounds are available at this time.
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References
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147843d
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1113
Change History
22 May 2019: Original Version Published
*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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 October 2019
UID
ibm10885368