Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights uses BM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition, and vulnerability CVE-2022-40609 may expose Java process to a variety of malicious attacks
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-40609
DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7.1.5.18 and 8.0.8.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 236069.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236069 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | 1.3.5 |
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | 1.3.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
Step One: If not applied already, apply 1.3.6 Interim Fix 6, then apply 1.3.6 Interim Fix 7
Note: iFix6 is a requirement for the application of iFix7.
Both iFix6 and iFix7 can be found in FixCentral: https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+SmartCloud+Analytics+-+Predictive+Insights&release=1.3.6
1. Download ibm-java-x86_64-sdk-8.0-8.5.bin (161.93 MB) file from Fix Central: Java 8.0.8.5(Service Refresh 8 Fix Pack 5 for IBM SDKs for Java Technology version 8.0, for Linux 64-bit,x86_64 )
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-8.0-8.5.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 ( if you want to revert the Java 8.0.8.5 installation)
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-8.0-8.5.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
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
03 Nov 2023: 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
08 December 2023
UID
ibm17066311