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Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities have been identified in WebSphere Application Server Liberty shipped with Cloud Pak System (CVE-2022-3509, CVE-2022-3171)

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Summary

Vulnerabilities has been identified in WebSsphere Application Server Liberty pattern (pType) shipped with Cloud Pak System. IBM Cloud Pak System ships with optional Single- Sign-On (SSO) feature. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty have been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-3509
DESCRIPTION:   protobuf-java core and lite are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the parsing procedure for textformat data. By sending non-repeated embedded messages with repeated or unknown fields, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause long garbage collection pauses.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239915 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-3171
DESCRIPTION:   protobuf-java core and lite are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the parsing procedure for binary and text format data. By sending non-repeated embedded messages with repeated or unknown fields, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause long garbage collection pauses.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238394 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Supporting Products Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak Systemv2.3.3.4 - v2.3.3.5 BM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 21.0.0.2 - 22.0.0.12
IBM Cloud Pak System Software Suite v2.3.3.4 - v2.3.3.5 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 21.0.0.2 - 22.0.0.12

 


Remediation/Fixes

Consult the following Security Bulletin for information and details about fixes. IBM strongly recommends to apply fix as soon as practical.

 Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service due to Google protobuf-java (CVE-2022-3171, CVE-2022-3509)

 In order to apply the fix

1.  Download the fix from IBM FixCentral

2.  Upload the fix to Cloud Pak System

3.  Apply the fix from CPS UI select WAS virtual system instance, manage,  operations and fixpack, or through the command line.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

12 Dec 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 March 2023

UID

ibm16967321