Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to incorrect access control caused by a fault in cmd/go in Golang Go (CVE-2022-23773). Cmd/go in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can misinterpret branch names that falsely appear to be version tags. This can lead to incorrect access control if an actor is supposed to be able to create branches but not tags. Golang Go is included in some of the operators used in IBM Watson Speech. Please read the details for remediation below.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-23773
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified error with not treating branches with semantic-version names as releases in cmd/go in Golang Go has an unknown impact and attack vector.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219443 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.
Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.5.1 | The fix in 4.5.1 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.5.0). Version 4.5.1 can be downloaded and installed from: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.5.x?topic=installing |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
14 Jul 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:
12 January 2023
UID
ibm16610291