Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in cryptography affects IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0(CPDS 1.0) [CVE-2023-23931]

Summary

The cryptography package is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0 . IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0 has addressed the applicable CVE [CVE-2023-23931].

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-23931
**DESCRIPTION:**PyPI cryptography package could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a memory corruption in Cipher.update_into. By passing an immutable python object as the outbuf, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and obtain access.
CVSS Base score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246738 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to latest version.

Please follow the steps given in release notes to upgrade the system to the above version.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None