SB2022021026 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Integration - Service Registry



SB2022021026 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Integration - Service Registry

Published: February 10, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022021026
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40690)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference element. A remote attacker can abuse an XPath Transform to extract any local .xml files in a RetrievalMethod element.


2) Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38153)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

the vulnerability exists due to some components in Apache Kafka use "Arrays.equals" to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks. A local user can abuse the "Arrays.equals" to brute force access credentials and escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.