Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 update for numpy

Published: 2022-03-24

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-33430 CVE-2021-41496
CWE-ID	CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power Server applications / Other server solutions Red Hat OpenStack Server applications / Other server solutions Red Hat OpenStack Director Deployment Tools Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers numpy (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU61603

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33430

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the PyArray_NewFromDescr_int() function of ctors.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the library and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power: 16.1

Red Hat OpenStack: 16.1

Red Hat OpenStack Director Deployment Tools: 16.1

numpy (Red Hat package): before 1.17.0-8.el8ost

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0987

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU61601