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HistoryFeb 16, 2022 - 5:38 a.m.

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Polkit affects IBM Integrated Analytics System.

2022-02-1605:38:50
www.ibm.com
33

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.2%

Summary

Polkit is used by IBM Integrated Analytics System. IBM Integrated Analytics System has addressed the applicable CVE (CVE-2021-4034).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-4034
**DESCRIPTION:**Polkit could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by incorrect handling of the argument vectors in the pkexec utility. By crafting environment variables in a specific way, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute commands with root privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218087 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

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM Integrated Analytics System 1.0.0-1.0.27.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying below security patch.

Product VRMF Remediation / First Fix
IBM Integrated Analytics System 7.9.21.12.SP6 Link to fix central
  • Please follow the steps given in release notes to upgrade the system with security patches

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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