Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management.

Summary

A security vulnerability in Node.js affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-8277
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service. By getting the application to resolve a DNS record with a larger number of responses, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191755 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.2 latest fixpack by following the instructions in <https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSFC4F_2.2.0/install/upgrade.html.&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None