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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager container images are vulnerable to vulnerabilities from Golang Go and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2021-39293 and CVE-2021-39038)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerabilities were identified in Golang Go and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty packages that were shipped with IBM MQ Operator and IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-39293
DESCRIPTION:   Golang Go is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the NewReader and OpenReader functions in archive/zip. By sending a specially-crafted archive header, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a panic, which results in a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220196 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-39038
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 213968.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213968 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM MQ Operator CD release 1.8.2
IBM MQ Operator EUS release 1.3.4
IBM Supplied MQ Advanced Queue Manager Container images 9.2.5.0-r3, 9.2.0.5-r2

Remediation/Fixes

Issues listed by this security bulletin are addressed in IBM MQ Operator 2.0.0 CD release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.3.0.0 container images and IBM MQ Operator 1.3.5 EUS release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.2.0.5 container images.

 

IBM MQ Operator 2.0.0 CD release details:

ImageFix VersionRegistryImage Location
ibm-mq-operator2.0.0icr.ioicr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:f53b77d87d33467b7d439cc0392ad78c8e5d4d836ddd02c4dadd4f38fe4ce39f
ibm-mqadvanced-server9.3.0.0-r1cp.icr.iocp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:e9ad4295710088158163bedea4addf78dbfa245f4ec72b5e46655c5829ef4e78
ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration9.3.0.0-r1cp.icr.iocp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:0639d6d84c18ec8c477e47c29f604725f07b47ea50f23e4eaffae4e440d75fed
ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev9.3.0.0-r1icr.ioicr.io/ibm-messaging/mq@sha256:37aa67ad20656ab76303a70388da23be68e78a2de2bcec2e3106ccee2f7ab5e3

 

IBM MQ Operator 1.3.5 EUS release details:

 

ImageFix VersionRegistryImage Location
ibm-mq-operator1.3.5icr.ioicr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:cd0d626b595e5f4fdcab72272820d0a9a7a4224b80c01c836e5fc9906494daeb
ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration9.2.0.5-r3-euscp.icr.iocp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:0a6f3b378a4d14555ceb0df0d70424f7f36c10f6954f55e97c7f7d199f96c16c

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

27 Jun 2022: 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:
08 July 2022

UID

ibm16602255