Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2020 and January 2021. IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ is used by IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments and may be affected by the below vulnerabilities (CVEs). UPDATED: 14 June 2021 - Added fix for 7.1. UPDATED: 25 June 2021 - Added 8.1.9.2 fix for Macintosh
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-27221
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when the virtual machine or JNI natives are converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195353 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-2020-14782
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190100 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client |
8.1.0.0-8.1.11.0 (Macintosh and Windows) 7.1.0.0-7.1.8.10 (Macintosh and Windows) - Only affected by CVE-2020-14782 |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management | 8.1.7.0-8.1.11.0 (Linux) 8.1.9.0-8.1.11.0 (AIX) |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware |
8.1.0.0-8.1.11.0 (Linux and Windows) 7.1.0.0-7.1.8.10 (Linux and Windows) - Windows is only affected by CVE-2020-14782 |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V |
8.1.0.0-8.1.11.0 (Windows) 7.1.0.0-7.1.8.x (Windows) - Only affected by CVE-2020-14782 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.12 | AIX* Linux* Macintosh** Windows** | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6443671 |
8.1 | 8.1.9.2*** | Macintosh*** | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/589103 |
7.1 | 7.1.8.11 | Macintosh** Windows** | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316619 |
** The Macintosh and Windows platforms are only affected by CVE-2020-14782
*** An 8.1.9.2 fix was provided for Macintosh because the Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client was stabilized at 8.1.9 for older Mac OS levels.
Refer to https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/660995 for more information.
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.12 | AIX Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6416187 |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.12 | Linux Windows* | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6415103 |
7.1 | 7.1.8.11 | Linux Windows* | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316625 |
*Note that Data Protection for VMware on Windows is only affected by CVE-2020-14782
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.12 | Windows* | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6415103 |
7.1 | | Windows* | Apply the above 7.1.8.11 client fix using the following link: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316619 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
23 April 2021: Initial Publication
14 June 2021: Updated with 7.1 fix.
25 June 2021 - Added 8.1.9.2 fix for Macintosh
*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:
25 June 2021
UID
ibm16445483