Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a security restrictions bypass in Rsync [CVE-2022-29154]

Summary

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a security restrictions bypass in Rsync, caused by improper validation of file names [CVE-2022-29154]. Rsync is used as a component of our Speech runtimes. This vulnerabilitiy has been addressed. Please read the details for remediation below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-29154
**DESCRIPTION:**Rsync could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of file names. By utilize man-in-the-middle attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to write arbitrary files inside the directories of connecting peers.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/232637 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Product(s)|**Version(s)
**|Remediation/Fix/Instructions
—|—|—
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 4.8.3| The fix in 4.8.3 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.8.2). Version 4.8.3 can be downloaded and installed from: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None