Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability related to in IBM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition may affect IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.6 and earlier. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-14781
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JNDI component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190099 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product | Version |
|---|---|
| IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | 1.3.3 |
| IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | 1.3.5 |
| IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | 1.3.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product | Version | Remediation/Fixes |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | 1.3.3 | See Workaround A |
| IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | 1.3.5 | See Workaround A |
| IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | 1.3.6 | See Workaround B |
Workarounds and Mitigations
As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI component, e.g. scadmin
1. Download the latest 1.3.6 iFix from FixCentral and apply an upgrade of the UI component only so that the UI becomes a 1.3.6 UI.
2. Continue with workaround B
Remove Update Instructions – Workaround A
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As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI component, e.g. scadmin
1. rollback the iFix that was applied, by executing './patch_PI_UI_136_iFix3.sh -rollback'
Installation Instructions – Workaround B
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To benefit from latest fixes and 3rd party libraries upgrade to latest 1.3.6 iFix
As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI component, e.g. scadmin
1. Download ibm-java-sdk-8.0-6.26-x86_64-archive.bin (158.82 MB) file from Fix Central ( Java 8.0.6.26 ( Service Refresh 6 Fix Pack 26 for IBM SDKs for Java Technology version 8.0 )
2. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop
where UI_HOME is typically /opt/IBM/scanalytics/UI
3. cd <UI_HOME>
4. Rename JAVA SDK installation folder
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80 ibm-java-x86_64-80_orig
5. As the root user, or a user with sudo access, run the ibm-java-x86_64-sdk-8.0-6.26.bin to install the SDK into the <UI_HOME> folder.
When prompted for “Where would you like to install?”, supply the full path <UI_HOME>/ibm-java-x86_64-80
This will create a new ibm-java-x86_64-80 folder in <UI_HOME>
6. If necessary, change the ownership of the newly installed SDK
e.g. chown -R scadmin:scadmin /opt/IBM/scanalytics/UI/ibm-java*
7. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, start the UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start
Remove Update Instructions – Workaround B
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As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI component, e.g. scadmin
1. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop
2. As the root user, or a user with sudo access, run the ibm-java-x86_64-sdk-8.0-6.26.bin and follow the prompts to uninstall the Java that was installed to <UI_HOME>
3. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, replace the JAVA SDK installation folder with the original
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80_orig ibm-java-x86_64-80
4. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, start UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start
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References
Change History
23 Jul 2021: Initial Publication
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Document Information
Modified date:
26 July 2021
UID
ibm16475317