Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog (with Information Server) is affected by a Cryptographic vulnerability

Summary

A Cryptographic vulnerability was addressed by IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog (with Information Server).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4220 DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server stores a common hard coded encryption key that could be used to decrypt sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See _<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159229&gt;_ for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog (with Information Server): version 11.7.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.7.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product

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VRMF__

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APAR

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Remediation/First Fix

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InfoSphere Watson Knowledge Catalog (with Information Server), Information Server on Cloud

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11.7.1.0

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PH10752

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1. If you installed Information Server 11.7.1.0 using the original suite release image
--Do not apply any Watson Knowledge Catalog patch before applying this fix.
--See Technote to run a script that will fix your Watson Knowledge Catalog installation.

2. If you installed Information Server 11.7.1.0 using the respin image released on May 29, 2019
--or–
upgraded an Information Server 11.7.0.x installation to version 11.7.1.0
--No action is needed

Workarounds and Mitigations

See Technote for details.