Security Bulletin: A Vulnerability in Redis Node.js module affecting Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2021-29469)

Summary

Redis Node.js module is vulnerable to a DOS that is impacting Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. This vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-29469
**DESCRIPTION:**Node Redis redis module for Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service flaw in monitor mode. By sending specially-crafted regex input, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200618 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.0: install Refresh 1 or higher of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=overview-whats-new#whats-new__refresh1&gt;

Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 3.5.1: install Refresh 10 or higher of Cloud Pak for Data Version 3.5: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/3.5.0?topic=overview-whats-new#whats-new__refresh-10&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None. Redis Node.js module must be upgraded.