SB2022101430 - Incorrect regular expression in IBM Cloud Pak System 



SB2022101430 - Incorrect regular expression in IBM Cloud Pak System

Published: October 14, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022101430
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Incorrect Regular Expression (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29060)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when the application is provided and checks a crafted invalid HWB string. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.