Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in babel affects IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 (CPDS 2.0)[CVE-2021-42771]

Summary

The babel package is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 . IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 has addressed the applicable CVE[CVE-2021-42771]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-42771
**DESCRIPTION:**Python-Babel Babel could allow a local authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by a flaw in the Babel.Locale function. An attacker could load a specially-crafted .dat file containing “dot dot” sequences (/…/) to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211766 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to latest version.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None