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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is vulnerable to an issue within OpenSSL (CVE-2021-23840)

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Summary

An issue was identified with OpenSSL which is shipped on IBM MQ for IBM i platforms and used within the Advanced Messaging Security component.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-23840
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in CipherUpdate. By sending an overly long argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196848 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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 9.1 LTS
IBM MQ 9.0 LTS
IBM MQ 8.0
IBM MQ 9.2 LTS

Remediation/Fixes

This issue was addressed under APAR SE74947

IBM MQ Version 8

Apply fix pack 8.0.0.16

IBM MQ Version 9.0

Apply interim fix for SE74947 for 9.0.0.11

IBM MQ Version 9.1 LTS

Apply fix pack 9.1.0.8

IBM MQ Version 9.2 LTS

Apply fix pack 9.2.0.2

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

26 May 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:
22 June 2021

Initial Publish date:
26 May 2021

UID

ibm16456295