Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in OpenSSL library affect OS Pattern Kit used in IBM Cloud Pak System

Summary

Vulnerability in OpenSSL library affect OS Pattern Kit used in IBM Cloud Pak System. IBM Cloud Pak System has addressed vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-1552
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the building of . mingw programs or Windows programs with world writable path defaults. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify default configuration, insert CA certificates, modify (or even replace) existing engine modules.
CVSS Base score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/164498 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Cloud Pak System v2.2.5 through 2.2.6

CVE-2019-1552 impacts Windows VMs. Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

OR

upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.2.0

Information on upgrading can be found here: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None