Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM contains multiple vulnerabilities

Summary

IBM QRadar SIEM includes vulnerable components (e.g., framework libraries) that may be identified and exploited with automated tools. Additionally, a cross site scripting issue was found. These have been addressed in the update.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-22218
**DESCRIPTION:**libssh2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read in the _libssh2_packet_add function. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266252 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-20593
**DESCRIPTION:**AMD Ryzen, Gen AMD EPYC Processors could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a use-after-free flaw in the vzeroupper instruction. By conducting a cache timing attack using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive data used by other processes, such as passwords and encryption keys, at a rate of 30KB/sec from each CPU core.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/261343 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-35788
**DESCRIPTION:**Linux Kernel could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an off-by-one flaw in the fl_set_geneve_opt fucntion. By sending a specially crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/257458 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2022-44730
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Batik is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation. By persuading a victim to open specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct SSRF attack to probe user profile/data and send it directly as parameter to a URL.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264130 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-44729
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Batik is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation. By persuading a victim to open specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct SSRF attack to cause resource consumption and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264129 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-20900
**DESCRIPTION:**VMware Tools could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper SAML token signature verification. By utilize man-in-the-middle attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform VMware Tools Guest Operations
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264792 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-3341
**DESCRIPTION:**ISC BIND is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack exhaustion flaw in control channel code. By sending a specially crafted message over the control channel, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause named to terminate.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266515 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-3899
**DESCRIPTION:**Red Hat Enterprise Linux could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper authorization by the subscription-manager. By sending a specially crafted request through D-Bus interface com.redhat.RHSM1, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges to an unconfined root.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264328 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-43057
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base score: 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267484 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None