Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2020-1968 has been disclosed by the OpenSSL Project. OpenSSL is used by IBM Workload Scheduler. IBM Workload Scheduler has addressed the CVE
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-1968
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a Raccoon attack in the TLS specification. By computing the pre-master secret in connections which have used a Diffie-Hellman (DH) based ciphersuite, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to eavesdrop on all encrypted communications sent over that TLS connection.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187977 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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Workload Scheduler | 9.5 |
| IBM Workload Scheduler | 9.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
APAR IJ27350 has been opened to address the openssl vulnerabilities for IBM Workload Scheduler.
APAR IJ27350 has been included in 9.4.0-TIV-TWS-FP0007 and 9.5.0-TIV-TWS-FP0003.
For Unsupported releases IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
07 Jan 2021: 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:
11 January 2021
Initial Publish date:
07 January 2021
UID
ibm16402489