Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance has resolved a denial of service vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-29843
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an issue processing message properties.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205203 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an issue processing message properties.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205203 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 LTS |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.1 CD |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.2 LTS |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.2 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
This vulnerability is addressed under APAR IT35489.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.1 LTS
Apply fixpack 9.1.0.9, or later firmware.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.1 CD
Upgrade to 9.2.3 iFix IT35489, or later firmware.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 LTS
Apply fixpack 9.2.0.3, or later firmware.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 CD
Apply iFix IT35489, or later firmware.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Acknowledgement
Change History
4 Nov 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 November 2021
UID
ibm16513681