Security Bulletin
Summary
Multiple injection vulnerabilities were discovered in golang which is used to create the control programs used by IBM MQ certified containers, and the IBM MQ Operator.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-28367
DESCRIPTION: Golang Go could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a argument injection flaw in go command when cgo is in use in build time. By using a specially-crafted package, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191979 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-28366
DESCRIPTION: Golang Go could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a code injection flaw in go command when cgo is in use in build time. By using a specially-crafted package, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191978 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ certified container software | 1.0.x |
| IBM MQ certified container software | 1.1.x |
| IBM MQ certified container software | 1.2.x |
| IBM MQ certified container software | 1.3.x (EUS) |
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to IBM MQ Operator 1.3.0 or higher, ensuring operand components are upgraded to 9.2.0.1-r1-eus or higher.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
26 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:
02 February 2021
Initial Publish date:
26 January 2021
UID
ibm16410914