Security Bulletin: IBM Instana Observability is vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to Apache Avro Java SDK

Summary

Vulnerability in Apache Avro Java SDK was remediated in IBM Observability with Instana Build 275. (CVE-2023-39410)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-39410
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Avro Java SDK could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially crafted input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267324 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing these vulnerabilities now by updating IBM Observability with Instana (OnPrem) to the latest release as described here:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/275&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None