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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affects IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 8 used by IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility. The IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility have addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-35578
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211654 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Capilano (Installation Manager)1.9.x

Remediation/Fixes

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility1.9.xNo APAR1.9.2 IBM Installation Manager Remediation
1.9.2 IBM Packaging Utility Remediation

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

21 Dec 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:
21 December 2021

UID

ibm16529498

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