SB2025013110 - IBM watsonx.data update for Elastic Elasticsearch
Published: January 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025013110
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23444)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists within the new Certificate Signing Requests when elasticsearch-certutil CLI tool is used with the csr option in order to create a new request. The associated private key that is generated is stored on disk
unencrypted even if the --pass parameter is passed in the command
invocation. A local user with access to the system can obtain the key.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.