IBM Support

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affects Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio (CVE-2019-2989)

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 and Version 7 used by Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio. Watson Explorer and Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio have addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-2989
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169295 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Foundational Components
12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3, 12.0.3.1
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
12.0.0.0,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3, 12.0.3.1
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition oneWEX
12.0.0.0,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,
12.0.3, 12.0.3.1
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.5
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.6
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console

12.0.0.0, 12.0.1,12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2, 12.0.3, 12.0.3.1

IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2, 11.0.2.1 - 
11.0.2.5
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console10.0 - 10.0.0.6
Watson Explorer Analytical Components11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2, 11.0.2.1 - 
11.0.2.5
Watson Explorer Analytical Components10.0 - 10.0.0.2
IBM Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3
IBM Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1.0 - 11.0.2.2

Remediation/Fixes

Follow these steps to upgrade to the required version of IBM Java Runtime.

The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.

Affected ProductAffected VersionsRequired IBM Java RuntimeHow to acquire and apply the fix
IBM Watson Explorer DAE
Foundational Components		12.0.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2 - 12.0.2.2, 12.0.3, 12.0.3.1JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.2.

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.2 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.

IBM Watson Explorer DAE
Analytical Components		12.0.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2 - 12.0.2.2, 12.0.3, 12.0.3.1JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.2.

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.2 Analytical Components for download information and instructions.

IBM Watson Explorer DAE
oneWEX		12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1, 12.0.2 - 12.0.2.2, 12.0.3, 12.0.3.1JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.2.

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.2 oneWEX for download information and instructions.

IBM Watson Explorer
Foundational Components		11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2 -
11.0.2.5		JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later

Upgrade to Version 11.0.2.6.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.6 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. 

IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components10.0 - 10.0.0.6JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later

Upgrade to Version 10.0.0.7.

See Watson Explorer Version 10.0.0.7 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. 

IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console

12.0.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2 - 12.0.2.2, 12.0.3, 12.0.3.1

JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.2.

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.2 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.

IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2, 11.0.2.1 - 
11.0.2.5		JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later

Upgrade to Version 11.0.2.6.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.6 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.

IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console10.0 - 10.0.0.6JVM 7 SR10 FP55 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 6 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.6 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the 32-bit and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your edition (Standard, Enterprise or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.6-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>FoundationalAAC-<OS>-7SR10FP55 or later. For example, 10.0.0.6-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEFoundationalAAC-Linux-7SR10FP55, which includes 64-bit version of IBM Java Runtime.
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
  4. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
    to activation.jar.orig if the file exists.
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2, 11.0.2.1 - 
11.0.2.5		JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later

Upgrade to Version 11.0.2.6.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.6 Analytical Components for download information and instructions. 

IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components10.0 - 10.0.0.2JVM 7 SR10 FP55 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 2 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.2 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the 32-bit (or 31-bit, if you use Linux on System z) and 64-bit packages of IBM Java Runtime, Version 7 package for your edition (Enterprise or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Analytical-<OS>[32|31]-7SR10FP55 or later. For example, 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-Linux-7SR10FP55, which includes 64-bit version of IBM Java Runtime.
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
  4. Rename $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/activation.jar
    to activation.jar.orig if the file exists.
IBM Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, upgrade to Version 12.0.3. For information about Version 12.0.3, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 8 package and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 12.0.3.0-WS-WatsonExplorer-DAEAnalytical-CAStudio-8SR6FP0 or later. For example, 12.0.3.0-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-CAStudio-8SR6FP0, which includes 64-bit version of IBM Java Runtime.
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
IBM Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio
11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1.0 - 11.0.2.2
JVM 8 SR6 FP0 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, upgrade to Version 11.0.2.2.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 8 package and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 11.0.2.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-CAStudio-8SR6FP0 or later. For example, 11.0.2.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-CAStudio-8SR6FP0, which includes 64-bit version of IBM Java Runtime.
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.

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

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

Change History

17 Feb 2020: 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.

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":"SS8NLW","label":"IBM Watson Explorer"},"Component":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"10.0.0, 11.0.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
17 February 2020

UID

ibm12440023

Page Feedback