SB2023091131 - Information exposure through timing discrepancy in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring
Published: September 11, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023091131
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38153)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
the vulnerability exists due to some components in Apache Kafka use "Arrays.equals" to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks. A local user can abuse the "Arrays.equals" to brute force access credentials and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.