Security Bulletin: Due to the use of Apache ZooKeeper, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Transport Module Common Integration Library is vulnerable to security bypass.

Summary

Apache ZooKeeper is used by IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Transport Module Common Integration Library. CVE-2023-44981

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-44981
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache ZooKeeper could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw when SASL Quorum Peer authentication is enabled. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authorization and allow arbitrary endpoints to join the cluster and begin propagating counterfeit changes.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268362 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Transport Module Common Integration Library

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common-transportmodule-18_0 up to and including common-transportmodule-38_0.

Remediation/Fixes

Product(s)

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Version(s)

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Remediation / First Fix

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Transport Module Common Integration Library

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common-transportmodule-38_4

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Refer to release notice for the part number of the new package and instructions for the upgrade.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None