Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in libssh, caused by improper bounds checking.(CVE-2021-3634).

Summary

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in libssh, caused by improper bounds checking (CVE-2021-3634). Libssh, included in RedHat, is used in the base operating system by IBM Watson Speech. Please read the details for remediation below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-3634
**DESCRIPTION:**libssh is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208281 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

Product(s)| Version(s)
| Remediation/Fix/Instructions
—|—|—
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 4.5.1| The fix in 4.5.1 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.5.0). Version 4.5.1 can be downloaded and installed from:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.5.x?topic=installing

Workarounds and Mitigations

None