SB2022110702 - Security restrictinos bypass in in IBM PureData System for Operational Analytics
Published: November 7, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022110702
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Error Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41041)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to Java versions 8 and 11 fail to throw the exception captured during bytecode
verification when verification is triggered by a MethodHandle invocation. A remote attacker can invoke unverified methods using MethodHandles and bypass implemented security restrictions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-in-eclipse-openj9-affects-aix-lpars-in-ibm-puredata-system-for-operational-analytics-cve-2021-41041/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-in-eclipse-openj9-affects-aix-lpars-in-ibm-puredata-system-for-operational-analytics-cve-2021-41041/</a><br>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6837343<br><br></p>