SB2025082512 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Integrated Analytics System
Published: August 25, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3156)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in sudo. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with root privileges.
2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19234)
The vulnerability allows a local user to impersonate other users on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of the blocked users (e.g., by using the ! character in the shadow file instead of a password hash) in sudo. A local user with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can impersonate blocked users.
3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19232)
The vulnerability allows a local user to impersonate nonexistent users.
The vulnerability exists in sudo due to incorrect processing of numeric uids that are not associated with any existing user account. A local user with access to a Runas ALL sudoer accountcan impersonate a a nonexistent user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.