CVE-2023-28953

Summary

CVE-2023-28953 is a vulnerability affecting IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0. An attacker can exploit this issue by making unauthorized system calls, potentially compromising container security. The misconfiguration of security contexts is the root cause of this vulnerability, as identified in IBM X-Force ID: 251465. IBM urges users to apply the necessary patches to mitigate the risk. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass container isolation and gain elevated privileges within the system. Successful exploitation could result in data theft or unauthorized system access.

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