Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Netezza Host Management

Published: 2021-12-30

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-32399 CVE-2020-36386
CWE-ID	CWE-362 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	IBM Netezza Host Management Server applications / Virtualization software
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU55257

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32399

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition for removal of the HCI controller within net/bluetooth/hci_request.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Netezza Host Management: 5.4.9.0

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_netezza_host_management:5.4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-publicly-disclosed-vulnerabilities-from-kernel-affect-ibm-netezza-host-management-16/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6537034

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU59125