Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to an unspecified vulnerability in Java SE ( CVE-2022-21341)

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE - CVE-2022-21341 related to the Serialization component has been identified that affects IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Java SE is used by IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data as part of its platform for developement of core functionalities. The fix includes version 8u312. Refer to details for additional information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-21341
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Serialization component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217636 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v4.0.8) 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 (v4.0.8 release information)

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

Workarounds and Mitigations

None