SB2023030952 - IBM z/Transaction Processing Facility update for Apache Kafka

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SB2023030952 - IBM z/Transaction Processing Facility update for Apache Kafka

Published: March 9, 2023 Updated: April 19, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2023030952
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25194)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Kafka Connect performs deserialization of data retrieved from the configured LDAP server in "com.sun.security.auth.module.JndiLoginModule". A remote user ability to create/modify connectors on the server with an arbitrary Kafka client SASL JAAS config can configure the server to connect to a malicious LDAP server and execute arbitrary Java code on the system.


2) Error Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23931)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to misuse Python API.

The vulnerability exists due to a soundness bug within the Cipher.update_into function, which can allow immutable objects (such as bytes) to be mutated. A malicious programmer can misuse Python API to introduce unexpected behavior into the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References