Security Bulletin: Cloud Pak for Security vulnerable to information exposure (CVE-2021-35567)

Summary

Cloud Pak for Security v1.8.1.0 and earlier is vulnerable to CVE-2021-35567 due to the usage of Java SE in product components. This could allow an attacker to obtain potentially sensitve information. Cloud Pack for Security has issued a fix to address the issue.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-35567
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211643 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Please upgrade to CP4S 1.9.0.0 or later following instructions: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-security/1.9?topic=installing-upgrading-cloud-pak-security-from-18&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None