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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ certified container software is vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities within Golang Go (CVE-2020-28367, CVE-2020-28366)

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 software1.0.x
IBM MQ certified container software1.1.x
IBM MQ certified container software1.2.x
IBM MQ certified container software1.3.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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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