IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component update for OpenPrinting CUPS



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-35235
CWE-ID CWE-61
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component
Other software / Other software solutions

watsonx Assistant Cartridge
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU92075

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35235

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and make it world-writable.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: before 5.1.1

watsonx Assistant Cartridge: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185574


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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