Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow are vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-36518
DESCRIPTION: FasterXML jackson-databind is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a Java StackOverflow exception. By using a large depth of nested objects, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222319 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Status |
---|---|---|
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V22.0.1 | not affected |
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF009 V21.0.2 all fixes V20.0.0.2 all fixes V20.0.0.1 all fixes | affected |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V22.0.1 | not affected |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V21.0.1 - V21.0.3 V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2 V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3 V18.0.0.0 - V18.0.0.2 | affected |
IBM Business Process Manager | V8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803 V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.0.201706 | affected |
For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR JR64828 as soon as practical.
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation / Fix |
---|---|---|
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V22.0.1 | No action required |
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V21.0.3 | Apply 21.0.3-IF009 or upgrade to 22.0.1 or later. |
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V21.0.2 V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2 | Upgrade to V21.0.3 and apply 21.0.3-IF009 or upgrade to 22.0.1 or later. |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V22.0.1 | No action required |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V21.0.3 | Apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V21.0.2 | Apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V20.0.0.2 | Apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V20.0.0.1 | Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow v20.0.0.2 and apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V19.0.0.3 | Apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.2 V18.0.0.1 - V18.0.0.2 | Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 19.0.0.3 and apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V18.0.0.0 | Apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Process Manager | V8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803 | Upgrade to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.6 Cumulative Fix 2018.03 and apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Process Manager | V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.7.201706 | An updated version of this open source library is only available for Java 8 and later. IBM Business Process Manager 8.5.7 does not support Java 8. Upgrade to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.6 Cumulative Fix 2018.03 and apply JR64828 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
14 July 2022: Initial Publication
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 July 2022
UID
ibm16603665