Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Python affect IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights (CVE-2018-1060, CVE-2018-1061)

Summary

Python is used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights. IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights has addressed the applicable CVEs.
Note that the usage of Python within IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights is limited to the REST Mediation utility. If you do not use that utility then you are not affected by this bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1060 DESCRIPTION: Python is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by catastrophic backtracking in the pop3lib’'s apop() method. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145116&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1061 DESCRIPTION: Python is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by catastrophic backtracking in the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145115&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights v1.3.6

Remediation/Fixes

RHEL 6: https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes?parent=IBM%20Operations%20Analytics&product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+SmartCloud+Analytics±+Predictive+Insights&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=1.3.6-TIV-PredictiveInsights-el6-x86_64-InterimFix001

The readme in the downloaded artifact includes instructions about how to update the Python version.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None