Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js tar module affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Managed Services

Summary

A security vulnerability in Node.js tar module affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Managed Services.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-37713
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js tar module could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by insufficient logic on Windows systems when extracting tar files that contained a path that was not an absolute path, but specified a drive letter different from the extraction target. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create or overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208451 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3.x Fix Pack 2 by following the instructions at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-management/2.3.x?topic=upgrade-upgrading-fix-pack-2.&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None