Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling contains a vulnerable kubectl package ( CVE-2019-11250 )

Summary

Kubectl is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling as part of the Ansible operator used for installation of the Scheduler. CVE-2019-11250.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-11250
**DESCRIPTION:**Kubernetes could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by storing credentials in the log by the client-go library. By sending a specially crafted command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166710 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Products/Versions guidance:

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling| 4.6.4 - 4.7.4

Remediation/Fixes

Remediation/Fixes guidance:

IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Note: IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to provide advanced scheduling features.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Workarounds/Mitigation guidance:

None