Main Vulnerability Database SB2022070603

SB2022070603 - Privilege escalation in IBM Event Streams

Published: July 6, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022070603

Severity

Low

Patch available

YES

Number of vulnerabilities 1

Exploitation vector Local access

Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low
Medium
High
Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4178)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing YAML files. A local user can supply a specially crafted YAML file and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-event-streams-is-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution-due-to-the-fabric8-kubernetes-client-cve-2021-4178/"
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-event-streams-is-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution-due-to-the-fabric8-kubernetes-client-cve-2021-4178/</a> <a
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https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6601275</a>