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Security Bulletin
Summary
PCRE, which is using in TensorFlow allows an integer overflow via a large number after a (?C substring.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-14155
DESCRIPTION: PCRE could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in libpcre. By sending a request with a large number, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183499 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Watson Machine Learning Community Edition | 1.6.2 |
| IBM Watson Machine Learning Community Edition | 1.7.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
TensorFlow has been updated to include a newer version of libpcre.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Tensorflow must be updated.
For the GPU enabled version:
conda update tensorflow-gpu
For the non GPU enabled version:
conda update tensorflow
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References
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Change History
17 Jul 2020: 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
More support for:
IBM PowerAI
Software version:
1.6.2, 1.7.0
Operating system(s):
Linux
Document number:
6250519
Modified date:
17 July 2020
UID
ibm16250519