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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in the Java runtime environment that IBM provides affect WebSphere eXtreme Scale

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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 April and July 2019.

Vulnerability Details

If you run your own Java code using the Java Runtime that IBM provides with this product, then evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Security Bulletins located in the “References” section for more information.

CVEID: CVE-2019-2684
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE RMI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159776 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2019-4473

DESCRIPTION: Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 163984.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163984 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-11771
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the inclusion of unused RPATHS in AIX builds. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163989 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.0
WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.1

Remediation/Fixes

Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
WebSphere eXtreme Scale 8.6.0.8 PH17611 Refer to the Version 8.6 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
WebSphere eXtreme Scale 8.6.1.3 PH17611 Refer to the Version 8.6.1 table in the Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

2019 October 21 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 October 2019

UID

ibm11078005

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