Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in containerd may affect IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2022-31030, CVE-2022-23471)

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in containerd used by IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-31030
**DESCRIPTION:**containerd is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the CRI implementation. By sending a specially-crafted request using the ExecSync API, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause containerd to consume all available memory on the computer, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228282 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2022-23471
**DESCRIPTION:**containerd is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the CRI implementation. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust memory on the host, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241615 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.8 and subsequent releases.
Here is the detailed information on Upgrading IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Workarounds and Mitigations

None