Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling image contains a vulnerable ncurses package ( CVE-2023-29491 )

Summary

Ncurses is packaged, but not used, in the ibm-cpd-scheduling-operator image.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-29491
**DESCRIPTION:**ncurses is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory corruption flaw when used by a setuid application. By sending a specially crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/253259 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Products/Versions guidance:

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling| 4.6.4 - 4.7.4

Remediation/Fixes

Remediation/Fixes guidance:

IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Note: IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to provide advanced scheduling features.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Workarounds/Mitigation guidance:

None