Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to denial of service due to github.com/docker/distribution ( CVE-2023-2253 )

Summary

Go module github.com/docker/distribution is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data. CVE-2023-2253.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-2253
**DESCRIPTION:**Distribution is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation by the /v2/_catalog endpoint. By sending a specially crafted /v2/_catalog API endpoint request request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/254846 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 4.0.0-4.8.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Product(s)

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Version(s) number and/or range

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Remediation/Fix/Instructions

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IBM Cloud Pak for Data

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4.0.0-4.8.4

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Download 4.8.5 and follow instructions

Workarounds and Mitigations

None