Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling is vulnerable to remote authentication attack due to Kubernetes Scheduler code ( CVE-2023-5528 )

Summary

Kubernetes Scheduler code is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling as part of the scheduling binaries. CVE-2023-5528.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-5528
**DESCRIPTION:**Kubernetes kubelet could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper input validation in in-tree storage plugin. By sending a specially crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated prvileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/271406 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Products/Versions guidance:

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling| 4.6.4 - 4.8.2

Remediation/Fixes

Remediation/Fixes guidance:

IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Note: IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to provide advanced scheduling

Workarounds and Mitigations

Workarounds/Mitigation guidance:

None