Security Bulletin
Summary
An issue was identified with IBM MQ tracing logic used by queue managers and native (C-based) MQ clients that meant sensitive data could be captured while IBM MQ trace was running. This data would be stored in plaintext within the IBM MQ trace files.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ (IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.1.0) can inadvertently disclose sensitive information under certain circumstances to a local user from a stack trace. IBM X-Force ID: 218853.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218853 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 | 9.1 LTS |
| IBM MQ | 9.0 LTS |
| IBM MQ | 8.0 |
| IBM MQ | 9.2 CD |
| IBM MQ | 9.1 CD |
| IBM MQ | 9.2 LTS |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ version 8.0
Apply Cumulative Security Update 2 for IBM MQ Version 8.0.0.16
IBM MQ version 9.0
IBM MQ version 9.1 LTS
IBM MQ version 9.2 LTS
IBM MQ version 9.1 CD and version 9.2 CD
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
19 May 2022: 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:
25 May 2022
UID
ibm16587837