Security Bulletin
Summary
A denial of service vulnerability in the Linux Kernel may affect IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-29650
DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the lack of a full memory barrier upon the assignment of a new table value in the netfilter subsystem. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to crash.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199201 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management | 2.2.13 and below |
Remediation/Fixes
| IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management Affected Versions | Fixing Level | Platform | Link to Fix and Instructions |
| 2.2.13 and below | 2.2.14 | Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6507419 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
10 January 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
10 January 2022
UID
ibm16539448