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Security Bulletin: Multiple IBM Runtime Environments Java Technology Edition vulnerabilities affect IBM Transformation Extender

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environments Java Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8, IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 and Eclipse Open J9 that affect IBM Transformation Extender.

Vulnerability Details

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 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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 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 Transformation Extender9.0
WebSphere Transformation Extender8.4.1
IBM Transformation Extender10.0

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)Version(s)APARDownload URL
IBM Transformation Extender9.0PH17124  

Link

WebSphere Transformation Extender8.4.1PH17124

Link

IBM Transformation Extender10.0PH17124

 

Link

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

07 May 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 July 2020

UID

ibm16209649

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