Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance has resolved a systemd vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: systemd is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory leak in the button_open function in login/logind-button.c. By executing the udevadm trigger command, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175507 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 LTS |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 CD |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.2 LTS |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.2 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS
Apply the interim fix for APAR IT35457, or later maintenance.
IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 CD
Upgrade to IBM MQ CD 9.2.1 by applying the interim fix for APAR IT35457, or later maintenance.
IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 LTS
Apply the interim fix for APAR IT35457, or later maintenance.
IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD
Apply the interim fix for APAR IT35457, or later maintenance.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
16 Feb 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 March 2021
UID
ibm16403283