Security Bulletin
Summary
There are vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 7 and 8 used by WebSphere eXtreme Scale. The issues were disclosed as part of the IBM SDK, Java™ Technology Edition updates in January 2019.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152081 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157512 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155744 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.1
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
---|---|---|---|
WebSphere eXtreme Scale | 8.6.0.8 | PH11543 | Refer to the Version 8.6 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale. |
WebSphere eXtreme Scale | 8.6.1.3 | PH11543 | Refer to the Version 8.6.1 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
2019 May 31 Original version published
*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
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Document Information
Modified date:
31 May 2019
UID
ibm10884066