Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Cryptography package affects watsonx.data

Summary

The Cryptography package is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the pkcs12.serialize_key_and_certificates process. This can affect watsonx.data.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-26130
**DESCRIPTION:**cryptography is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the pkcs12.serialize_key_and_certificates process. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283820 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The product needs to be installed or upgraded to the latest available level watsonx.data 2.0.2 or watsonx.data on CPD 5.0.2. Installation/upgrade instructions can be found here: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watsonxdata/2.0.x?topic=deployment-installing&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None