Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a denial of service in OpenSSL (CVE-2022-0778)

Summary

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to an infinate loop denial of service in OpenSSL, caused by a flaw in the BN_mod_sqrt() function when parsing certificates (CVE-2022-0778). OpenSSL is used as part of the base image included in our service components. Please read the details for remediation below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-0778
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the BN_mod_sqrt() function when parsing certificates. By using a specially-crafted certificate with invalid explicit curve parameters, 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/221911 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

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

Product(s)|**Version(s)
**|Remediation/Fix/Instructions
—|—|—
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data|4.5.3|The fix in 4.5.3 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.5.2). Version 4.5.3 can be downloaded and installed from:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.5.x?topic=installing&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None