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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Appliance is affected by a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2021-38999)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM MQ Appliance has resolved a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-38999
DESCRIPTION:   IBM MQ Appliance could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information by inclusion of sensitive data within trace.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213214 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

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

Remediation/Fixes

This vulnerability is addressed under APAR IT38978.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 LTS
Apply fixpack 9.2.0.4, or later firmware.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 CD
Upgrade to 9.2.4 CD, or later firmware.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

23 Nov 2021: 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

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 November 2021

UID

ibm16519418

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