Security Bulletin: A systemd vulnerability affects Data Replication on Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2022-4415)

Summary

This bulletin covers a vulnerability finding in the systemd package used with this product.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-4415
**DESCRIPTION:**systemd could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by not respecting fs.suid_dumpable kernel setting in the systemd-coredump. By sending a specially-crafted request, 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: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/242796 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Update to the latest product fix pack found here: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.7.x?topic=new-data-replication&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None