Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in glibc affects IBM Integrated Analytics System [CVE-2021-27218, CVE-2021-27219]

Summary

Redhat provided glibc is used by IBM Integrated Analytics System. IBM Integrated Analytics System has addressed the applicable CVE [CVE-2021-27218, CVE-2021-27219]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-27218
**DESCRIPTION:**GNOME GLib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when invoking g_byte_array_new_take() with a buffer of 4GB or more on a 64-bit platform. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause unintended length truncation.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196784 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)

CVEID:CVE-2021-27219
**DESCRIPTION:**GNOME GLib could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in the g_bytes_new function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196782 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)

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Workarounds and Mitigations

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