SB2023122102 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium



SB2023122102 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium

Published: December 21, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023122102
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39975)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the free_req_info(). A remote attacker send a specially crafted request to trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34042)

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permission assignment for spring-security.xsd. A local administrator can write arbitrary file on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.