Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Python affects IBM Process Mining . CVE-2022-48560

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Python that could allow a remote attacker to execute a denial of service. The code is used by IBM Process Mining. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-48560
**DESCRIPTION:**Python is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a use-after-free flaw in the heappushpop() function in the heapq module. By sending a specially crafted request, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264844 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Remediation/Fixes guidance:

1.14.1

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Upgrade to version 1.14.2

1.Login to PassPortAdvantage

2. Search for
M0FHQML
Process Mining 1.14.2 Server Multiplatform Multilingual

3. Download package

4. Follow install instructions

5. Repeat for M0FHRML Process Mining 1.14.2 Client Windows Multilingual

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Workarounds and Mitigations

Workarounds/Mitigation guidance:

None known