Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Etcd-io could affect IBM CICS TX Standard [CVE-2021-28235]

Summary

CVE-2021-28235 related to etcd package could affect IBM CICS TX Standard. IBM CICS TX Standard has addressed the applicable CVE. [CVE-2021-28235]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-28235
**DESCRIPTION:**Etcd-io could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the debug function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252005 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends you apply these fixes.

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
IBM CICS TX Standard| 11.1| Updated packages related to etcd are built with an IFIX and IFIX is made available on Fix Central|

Linux: Fix Central Link

Workarounds and Mitigations

None