Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environment Java which is used by IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Operations Center on AIX. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2019. UPDATED: 3/31/2020 to add 7.1 fix.
Vulnerability Details
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 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: AIX builds of Eclipse OpenJ9 before 0.15.0 contain unused RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163989 for the current score.
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
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Operations Center on AIX | 8.1.0.000-8.1.8.000 |
| IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Operations Center on AIX | 7.1.0.000-7.1.9.xxx |
Remediation/Fixes
| Spectrum Protect Operations Center Release |
First Fixing VRM Level |
Platform | Link to Fix |
| 8.1 | 8.1.8.100 | AIX | https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/opcenter/8.1.8.100 |
| 7.1 | 7.1.10 | AIX | https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/opcenter/v7r1 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
20 November 2019: Initial Publication
31 March 2020: Added 7.1 fix
*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 March 2020
UID
ibm11109829