SB2024082738 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System

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SB2024082738 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System

Published: August 27, 2024 Updated: March 7, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024082738
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4806)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the getaddrinfo() function. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.



2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34968)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted RPC request to the server and obtain real server-side share path.


3) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1615)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of predictable random values within the GnuTLS gnutls_rnd() function. A remote user can decrypt sensitive information.


4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4911)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32746)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling LDAP requests. A remote user with ability to edit privileged properties, such as userAccountControl, can send a specially crafted LDAP request to the server, trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.



6) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34967)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when parsing Spotlight mdssvc RPC packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger a type confusion error and crash the server.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References