Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java SDK (April 2021) affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server (CVE-2021-2161)

Security Bulletin

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 that is used by IBM InfoSphere Information Server. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2021.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-2161
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200290 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
InfoSphere Information Server	11.7

Remediation/Fixes

*Product*	*VRMF*	*APAR*	*Remediation/First Fix*
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud	11.7	JR63645	--Follow instructions in the README --If not previously addressed, see Technote for class not found errors related to ProviderExceptions, Failed to initialize IBMJCEPlus provider, and jgskit (Not found in java.library.path)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

21 Jul 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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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java SDK (April 2021) affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server (CVE-2021-2161)