SB2026042940 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge
Published: April 29, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-2359)
CWE-ID: CWE-772 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of resource after effective lifetime in the file upload handling component when processing a file upload connection that is dropped prematurely. A remote attacker can drop the connection during file upload to cause a denial of service.
The issue can lead to resource exhaustion.
2) Incomplete cleanup (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-3304)
CWE-ID: CWE-459 - Incomplete cleanup
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete cleanup in multer when handling malformed requests. A remote attacker can send malformed requests to cause a denial of service.
The issue may result in resource exhaustion.
3) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-3520)
CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in multer when handling malformed requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to cause a denial of service.
The issue may result in stack overflow.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.