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Security Bulletin: vulnerability in urllib3 library embedded into Tensorboard PowerAI CVE-2019-11324

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/887219
887219

Security Bulletin


Summary

The urllib3 1.24.1 library mishandles SSL connections in certain cases where a verification failure is the correct outcome. This library version is embedded into Tensorboard 1.13, which is included in PowerAI 1.6.0.

Vulnerability Details

Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-11324
DESCRIPTION  
The urllib3 library mishandles certain cases which results in SSL connections succeeding in situations where a verification failure is the correct outcome.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159909 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

PowerAI 1.6.0

Remediation/Fixes

Fix Version Fix Download
PowerAI 1.6.1
Upgrade PowerAI 1.6.0 to WMLC 1.6.1 also known as PowerAI 1.6.1. To upgrade, refer to Upgrading PowerAI 1.6.0 to WMLC 1.6.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

10 Jun 2019: Initial draft

*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:
01 July 2019

UID

ibm10887219