Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in SnakeYaml package affects Data Replication on Cloud Pak for Data

Summary

A vulnerability in SnakeYaml package used in Data Replication on Cloud Pak for Data was addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-1471
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYaml could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization in the Constructor class. By using a specially-crafted yaml content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241118 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Update to the latest product fix pack found here: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.7.x?topic=new-data-replication&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None