SB2023051934 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM InfoSphere Information Server

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SB2023051934 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Published: May 19, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023051934
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25173)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management where supplementary groups are not set up properly inside a container. A local user can use supplementary group access to bypass primary group restrictions and compromise the container.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25153)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when importing an OCI image. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23471)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error in containerd CRI stream server when handling terminal resize events. A remote user can request a TTY and force it to fail by sending a faulty command and exhaust memory on the host.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References