Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Java SE -CVE-2021-2161 may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Summary

A Potential Vulnerability in Java SE -CVE-2021-2161 related to libraries component has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Refer to details for additional information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-2161
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200290 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the upcoming latest (v4.0.6) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.

Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v4.0.6 release information)

<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=assistant-installing-watson&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None