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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Blockchain bridge dependencies are vulnerable to issues in SnakeYAML (CVE-2022-38749, CVE-2022-38750, CVE-2022-38751 & CVE-2022-38752)

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Summary

A denial of service issue was identified within SnakeYAML that is used by Fabric Gateway. Fabric Gateway is used by the IBM MQ blockchain bridge component of IBM MQ to provide connection capability between IBM MQ queue managers and Hyperledger Fabric.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-38749
DESCRIPTION:   SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235313 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-38750
DESCRIPTION:   SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235312 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-38751
DESCRIPTION:   SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235311 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-38752
DESCRIPTION:   SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235310 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM MQ 9.2 LTS
IBM MQ 9.3 LTS
IBM MQ 9.2 CD
IBM MQ 9.3 CD

Remediation/Fixes

This issue was resolved under APAR IT42342.

IBM MQ Version 9.2 LTS
Apply FixPack 9.2.0.7
IBM MQ Version 9.3 LTS
Apply IBM 9.3.0.1 interim fix for APAR IT42342, or later maintenance level when available.

IBM MQ Version 9.2 & 9.3 CD
Upgrade to IBM MQ Version 9.3.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

07 Dec 2022: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 December 2022

UID

ibm16845824