CVE-2020-4325: Medium severity IBM Cloud Pak for Automation vulnerability
The IBM Process Federation Server 18.0.0.1, 18.0.0.2, 19.0.0.1, 19.0.0.2, and 19.0.0.3 Global Teams REST API does not properly shutdown the thread pools that it creates to retrieve Global Teams information from the federated systems. As a consequence, the Java Virtual Machine can't recover the memory used by those thread pools, which leads to an OutOfMemory exception when the Process Federation Server Global Teams REST API is used extensively. IBM X-Force ID: 177596.
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The IBM Process Federation Server Global Teams REST API does not properly shutdown the thread pools that it creates to retrieve Global Teams information from the federated systems. As a consequence, the Java Virtual Machine can't recover the memory used by those thread pools, which leads to an OutOfMemory exception when the Process Federation Server Global Teams REST API is used extensively.
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What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2020-4325.
What is the severity of the vulnerability CVE-2020-4325?
The severity of the vulnerability CVE-2020-4325 is medium (CVSS score of 6.5).
Which IBM products are affected by the vulnerability CVE-2020-4325?
The IBM Process Federation Server 18.0.0.1 to 19.0.0.3, and Automation Workstream Services in Cloud Pak for Automation 19.0.3 are affected by the vulnerability CVE-2020-4325.
How does the vulnerability CVE-2020-4325 affect the IBM Process Federation Server?
The vulnerability CVE-2020-4325 affects the IBM Process Federation Server by not properly shutting down the thread pools that it creates to retrieve Global Teams information from the federated systems, leading to memory exhaustion.
Where can I find more information about the vulnerability CVE-2020-4325?
You can find more information about the vulnerability CVE-2020-4325 on the IBM X-Force Exchange website (https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177596) and the IBM Support website (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6125403).