Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is vulnerable to multiple issues within IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8 (CVE-2021-35603, CVE-2022-21305, CVE-2022-21291, CVE-2021-35550)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Multiple issues were identified with IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, version 7 that is packaged with IBM MQ 8.0 and version 8 that is packaged with IBM MQ 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-35603
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE 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/211676 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2022-21305
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM 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/217600 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-2022-21291
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM 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/217586 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-2021-35550
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211627 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

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

Remediation/Fixes

This issue is addressed by APAR IT40192.

IBM MQ Version 8

Apply iFix for APAR IT40192

IBM MQ Version 9.0

Apply FixPack 9.0.0.13

IBM MQ Version 9.1 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.1.0.11

IBM MQ Version 9.2 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.2.0.6

IBM MQ Version 9.1 CD and Version 9.2 CD

Upgrade to IBM MQ Version 9.3

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

30 June 2022: Initial Publication
16 Nov 2022: Title and summary updated to include IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition version 7

*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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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is vulnerable to multiple issues within IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8 (CVE-2021-35603, CVE-2022-21305, CVE-2022-21291, CVE-2021-35550)