Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning on AIX (CVE-2019-4473, CVE-2019-11771)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environment Java were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2019. IBM Runtime Environment Java is used by IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Enterprise Resource Planning on AIX.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4473
DESCRIPTION: Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 163984.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163984 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-11771
DESCRIPTION: AIX builds of Eclipse OpenJ9 before 0.15.0 contain unused RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163989 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP for Db2	8.1.0.0-8.1.4.1 7.1.3.0-7.1.3.2
IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP for Oracle	8.1.0.0-8.1.4.1 7.1.3.0-7.1.3.2

Remediation/Fixes

Data Protection for SAP for Db2 and Oracle Release	First Fixing VRMF Level	Platform	Link to Fix
8.1	8.1.9	AIX	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1071878
7.1	7.1.3.3	AIX	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1105959

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

22 Nov 2019: 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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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning on AIX (CVE-2019-4473, CVE-2019-11771)