Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2022-0778 has been disclosed by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Workload Schedulerfor secure communications between the components.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-0778
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the BN_mod_sqrt() function when parsing certificates. By using a specially-crafted certificate with invalid explicit curve parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221911 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) |
IBM Workload Scheduler | 9.5 |
IBM Workload Scheduler | 9.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
APAR IJ38960 has been opened to address the openssl vulnerability for IBM Workload Scheduler.
APAR IJ38960 has been included in 9.5.0.6 fixpack. New fixpack can be downloaded from FixCentral at the page
filtering for FP0006.
For release 9.4, the apar is available on FixCentral for download, to be applied on top of 9.4.0.7.
It can be downloaded from the page
filtering the fix number IJ38960 and selecting the required operating system.
For Unsupported releases IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
05 Jul 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:
08 August 2022
UID
ibm16610901