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

Summary

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

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-23567
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js colors module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an use-after-free flaw in the americanFlag module. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217316 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

Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3 Fix Pack 5 by following the instructions at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-management/2.3.x?topic=upgrade-upgrading-fix-pack-5&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None