Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8

Security Bulletin

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities were found with IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 which is shipped with IBM MQ and used for Java & JMS client, AMQP, MQTT, MFT & MQIPT functionality.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-35561
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Utility component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211637 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)

CVEID: CVE-2022-21496
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JNDI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224777 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2022-21434
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224718 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2022-21443
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224726 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM MQ	8.0
IBM MQ	9.0 LTS
IBM MQ	9.1 LTS
IBM MQ	9.2 LTS
IBM MQ	9.1 CD
IBM MQ	9.2 CD

Remediation/Fixes

This issue was resolved under APAR IT41133

IBM MQ version 8.0

Apply iFix for APAR IT41133

IBM MQ version 9.0 LTS

Apply iFix for APAR IT41133

IBM MQ version 9.1 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.1.0.12

IBM MQ version 9.2 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.2.0.6

IBM MQ version 9.1 CD and 9.2 CD

Upgrade to IBM MQ version 9.3

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this.

References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

Off

Change History

29 September 2022: Initial Publication
1 November 2022: Update fix link for IBM MQ version 9.1 LTS from iFix to FixPack

*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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSYHRD","label":"IBM MQ"},"Component":"AMPQ, MQTT, Java, JMS, MQTT, MFT","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF051","label":"Linux on IBM Z Systems"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"},{"code":"PF012","label":"IBM i"}],"Version":"8.0.0, 9.0.0, 9.1.0, 9.2.0","Edition":"all","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Tips

Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8