Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is affected by a arbitrary code execution in OpenSSH server [CVE-2024-6387]

Summary

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is affected by arbitrary code execution in OpenSSH server, caused by a signal handler race condition [CVE-2024-6387]. Open SSH is a component of a glibc library that is included in our Speech Service Runtimes, but not actively used. This issue has been remediated. Please read the details for remediation below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-6387
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSH could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a signal handler race condition. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on glibc-based Linux systems.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/296064 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

Remediation/Fixes

Product(s)|**Version(s)
**|Remediation/Fix/Instructions
—|—|—
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 5.0.1| The fix in 5.0.1 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-5.0.0). Version 5.0.1 can be downloaded and installed from: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None