Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerabilities affect IBM Cloud Pak for Data - Python (CVE-2019-20907)

Summary

Security Vulnerabilities affect IBM Cloud Pak for Data - Python (CVE-2019-20907)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-20907
**DESCRIPTION:**Python is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the tarfile module in Lib/tarfile.py. By persuading a victim to open a specially-craft a TAR archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185442 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

• <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6327429&gt;

• Users of IBM Cloud Pak for Data V2.5 are advised to:
  Apply IBM Cloud Pak for Data V2.5 cpd-2.5.0.0-lite-patch-6

• Users of IBM Cloud Pak for Data V3.0.0 and V3.0.1 are advised to:
  Apply IBM Cloud Pak for Data V3.0.1 cpd-3.0.1-lite-patch-5

Workarounds and Mitigations

None