SB2025051639 - IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge update for libssh
Published: May 16, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025051639
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Unchecked Return Value (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6918)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to libssh does not check for returned values of message digest (MD) operations in low memory conditions. A remote attacker can terminate the connection or force the library to use weak keys.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.