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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Appliance is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2020-4528)

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Summary

IBM MQ Appliance has resolved an information disclosure vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-4528
DESCRIPTION:   IBM MQ Appliance could allow a local user, under special conditions, to obtain highly sensitive information from log files.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182658 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS
IBM MQ Appliance 9.2
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 CD

Remediation/Fixes

IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS

Apply iFix IT33097, or later maintenance

IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 CD

Upgrade to 9.2.0.1 LTS Fixpack, or later maintenance*

* The latest available Continuous Delivery (CD) firmware level at the time of publishing is 9.2.0. As this firmware level is also an LTS level, it is valid to apply the 9.2.0.1 LTS fix pack and then update to a subsequent CD release (ie. 9.2.1 CD) once available. Please refer to the IBM MQ FAQ for Long Term Support and Continuous Delivery releases for additional information on LTS and CD releases.

IBM MQ Appliance 9.2

Apply 9.2.0.1 LTS Fixpack, or later maintenance

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

20 Jul 2020: 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 October 2020

UID

ibm16252761