Memory leak in IBM Integrated Analytics System

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU67550

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38178

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the DNSSEC verification code for the EdDSA algorithm. A remote attacker can spoof the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Integrated Analytics System: 1.0.0 - 1.0.27.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_integrated_analytics_system:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_integrated_analytics_system:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_integrated_analytics_system:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6848487

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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