SB2025032523 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System

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SB2025032523 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System

Published: March 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025032523
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33600)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when nscd cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33601)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the Name Service Cache Daemon (nscd) can terminate the service during its startup. A local use can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References