SB2022090506 - Denial of service in IBM Cloud Automation Manager
Published: September 5, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022090506
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31525)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion when processing HTTP headers. A remote attacker can send a large header to ReadRequest or ReadResponse and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-a-security-vulnerability-in-golang-go-affects-ibm-cloud-automation-manager-2/"
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