Security Bulletin: IBM Security Guardium is affected by a kernel vulnerability (CVE-2021-3715)

Summary

IBM Security Guardium has fixed this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-3715
**DESCRIPTION:**Linux Kernel could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a use-after-free in route4_change() in net/sched/cls_route.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208836 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

IBM Security Guardium| 11.4| | http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=11.0&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_11.0p470_Bundle_Mar-22-2023&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

Workarounds and Mitigations

None