SB2022051311 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Data Grid
Published: May 13, 2022
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36518)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
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.
3) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0084)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to notifyReadClosed method from main/java/org/xnio/StreamConnection.java logs data into debug log instead of stderr. As a result, an attacker can trigger the application to log enormous amount of data and consume all available space.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.