Security Bulletin: Due to use of Scala, IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. [CVE-2022-36944]

Summary

Scala is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring, to process large amounts of data smoothly and efficiently. The vulnerability has been addresssed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-36944
**DESCRIPTION:**Scala could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization in LazyList. By sending specially-crafted request using gadget chain, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, erase contents of arbitrary files or make network connections.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/237018 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3 fix pack 7 by following the instructions in <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-management/2.3.x?topic=upgrade-upgrading-fix-pack-7&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None