Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL affects IBM Event Streams (CVE-2022-0778)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the version of OpenSSL used by IBM Event Streams.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-0778
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the BN_mod_sqrt() function when parsing certificates. By using a specially-crafted certificate with invalid explicit curve parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221911 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)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Event Streams (Continuous Delivery)

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10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0 10.5.0

IBM Event Streams (Extended Update Support)

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10.2.0-eus, 10.2.1-eus (2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4,2.2.5)

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading

IBM Event Streams (Continuous Delivery)

• Upgrade to IBM Event Streams 11.0.0 by following the upgrading and migrating documentation.

IBM Event Streams (Extended Update Support)

• Upgrade to IBM Event Streams 10.2.1-eus (2.2.6) by following the upgrading and migrating documentation.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None