Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to elevated privileges in Apple macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur. (CVE-2022-26691)

Summary

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to elevated privileges in Apple macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur (CVE-2022-26691). Libraries associated with this vulnerability are used as part of the base image included in our service components. Please read the details for remediation below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-26691
**DESCRIPTION:**Apple macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a logic issue in the CUPS component. By using a specially-crafted application, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/227437 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly 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|4.5.3|**The fix in 4.5.3 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.5.2). Version 4.5.3 can be downloaded and installed from:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.5.x?topic=installing&gt;
**

Workarounds and Mitigations

None