QID 981971

QID 981971: Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 (GHSA-fp5j-3fpf-mhj5)

Prior to Spark 2.3.3, in certain situations Spark would write user data to local disk unencrypted, even if spark.io.encryption.enabled=true. This includes cached blocks that are fetched to disk (controlled by spark.maxRemoteBlockSizeFetchToMem); in SparkR, using parallelize; in Pyspark, using broadcast and parallelize; and use of python udfs.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-fp5j-3fpf-mhj5 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 981971

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-fp5j-3fpf-mhj5 org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11 URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-fp5j-3fpf-mhj5