Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition Version 8, as well as a vulnerability in GNOME libxml2 version 2.7.8. Both components are used by Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus. The JRE vulnerability was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2021. The libxml2 vulnerability was publicly disclosed also in April 2021.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-3518
DESCRIPTION: GNOME libxml2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free flaw in the xmlXIncludeDoProcess() function in xinclude.c. By sending a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203144 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H)
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) |
| Netcool/OMNIbus | 8.1.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| OMNIbus | 8.1.0.26 | IJ33447, IJ33461 | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6428035 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
28 Sep 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:
30 September 2021
UID
ibm16494543