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Security Bulletin: Apache Kafka is vulnerable to CVE-2022-34917 and CVE-2023-25194 used in IBM Maximo Application Suite – Monitor Component

## Summary

IBM Maximo Application Suite – Monitor Component uses Apache Kafka which is vulnerable to CVE-2022-34917 and CVE-2023-25194.

## Vulnerability Details

** CVEID: **[CVE-2022-34917]()
** DESCRIPTION: **Apache Kafka is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allocate large amounts of memory on brokers, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236498]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

** CVEID: **[CVE-2023-25194]()
** DESCRIPTION: **Apache Kafka could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization when configuring the connector via the Kafka Connect REST API. By sending specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246698]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)| Version(s)
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IBM Maximo Application Suite – Monitor Component| 8.9
IBM Maximo Application Suite – Monitor Component| 8.10

## Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)| Fixpack Version(s)
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IBM Maximo Application Suite – Monitor Component| 8.9.6 or [latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available)]()
IBM Maximo Application Suite – Monitor Component| 8.10.4 or [latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available)]()

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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