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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager container images are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities from IBM MQ

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM MQ added security fixes around "handling the crafterd URL", "removed clear text for user credentials in trace options" and "improved buffering logic to avoid DoS attack. The IBM MQ which contains above fixes is shipped with IBM MQ Operator and IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-26159
DESCRIPTION:   follow-redirects could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted URL to redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/278622 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-47745
DESCRIPTION:   IBM MQ Operator 2.0.0 LTS, 2.0.18 LTS, 3.0.0 CD, 3.0.1 CD, 2.4.0 through 2.4.7, 2.3.0 through 2.3.3, 2.2.0 through 2.2.2, and 2.3.0 through 2.3.3 stores or transmits user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user using a trace command. IBM X-Force ID: 272638.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/272638 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-25016
DESCRIPTION:   IBM MQ and IBM MQ Appliance 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 LTS and 9.3 CD could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to incorrect buffering logic. IBM X-Force ID: 281279.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/281279 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM MQ Operator

CD:  v3.0.0, v3..0.1

LTS: v2.0.0 - 2.0.18

Other Release: v2.4.0 - v2.4.7, v2.3.0 - 2.3.3, v2.2.0 - v2.2.2, 2.3.0 - 2.3.3
IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images

CD: 9.3.4.0-r1, 9.3.4.1-r1


LTS: 
9.2.0.1-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r2-eus, 9.2.0.4-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r1-eus, 
9.2.0.5-r2-eus, 9.2.0.5-r3-eus, 9.2.0.6-r1-eus,  9.2.0.6-r2-eus, 9.2.0.6-r3-eus, 9.2.3.0-r1, 
9.2.4.0-r1, 9.2.5.0-r1, 9.2.5.0-r2, 9.2.5.0-r3, 9.3.0.0-r1, 9.3.0.0-r2, 9.3.0.0-r3, 9.3.0.1-r1, 
9.3.0.1-r2, 9.3.0.1-r3, 9.3.0.1-r4, 9.3.0.3-r1, 9.3.0.4-r1, 9.3.0.4-r2, 9.3.0.5-r1, 9.3.0.5-r2, 
9.3.0.5-r3, 9.3.0.6-r1, 9.3.0.10-r1, 9.3.0.10-r2, 9.3.0.11-r1,9.3.0.11-r2, 9.3.0.15-r1


Other Release:
9.2.0.1-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r2-eus, 9.2.0.4-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r2-eus, 9.2.0.5-r3-eus, 9.2.0.6-r1-eus, 9.2.0.6-r2-eus, 9.2.0.6-r3-eus, 9.2.3.0-r1, 9.2.4.0-r1, 9.2.5.0-r1, 9.2.5.0-r2, 9.2.5.0-r3, 9.3.0.0-r1, 9.3.0.0-r2, 9.3.0.0-r3, 9.3.0.1-r1, 9.3.0.1-r2, 9.3.0.1-r3, 9.3.0.1-r4,  9.3.0.3-r1,  9.3.0.4-r1, 9.3.0.4-r2,  9.3.0.5-r1, 9.3.0.5-r2, 9.3.0.5-r3,  9.3.0.6-r1,  9.3.1.0-r1, 9.3.1.0-r2, 9.3.1.0-r3, 9.3.1.1-r1, 9.3.2.0-r1, 9.3.2.0-r2, 9.3.2.1-r1, 9.3.2.1-r2,  9.3.3.0-r1, 9.3.3.0-r2, 9.3.3.1-r1, 9.3.3.1-r2, 9.3.3.2-r1, 9.3.3.2-r2, 9.3.3.2-r3, ,9.3.3.3-r1

Remediation/Fixes

Issue mentioned by this security bulletin is addressed in -

  • IBM MQ Operator v3.1.0  CD release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.3.5.0-r1 container image
  • IBM MQ Operator v2.0.19 LTS release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.3.0.16-r1 container image
  • IBM MQ Operator v2.4.8 release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.3.3.3-r2  container image

IBM strongly recommends applying the latest container images

NOTE: This is the last security fix release for MQ Operator 2.4.  As mentioned in the original announcement.

IBM MQ Operator 3.1.0 CD release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mq-operator

v3.1.0

icr.io

icr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:9f443da42a0065b75b39be99de8160b1bee400423c857bfd4c4d664c885eccf8

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.3.5.0-r1

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:076df92951ea6a917b60b7436d92a182b50e2eba28d423a5e5b1d532b25abb05

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

9.3.5.0-r1

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:3e74fd9655d1b339414bc1ed62477f74c2f026183b0ca8a8fa7911fe557bf42d

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.3.5.0-r1

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:5b2dcf4884c23a265c8a5fb98d0e8a4c3b7acf74fa1dae9419f69f74b1d77ccd

IBM MQ Operator V2.0.19 LTS release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mq-operator

v2.0.19

icr.io

icr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:618963778a52eb778d4e2d4ad9f03f6a5861a5e5cfa7d5ee0b4b39ac52920ce5

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.3.0.16-r1

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:7f9e6b9955b6bfadc826e0f2bece430cf7a6e480db3f22b89ad8d686bdd48831

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

9.3.0.16-r1

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:76cc83e40c964d1429a458c5d3662ea1d4c12e7551f7e298479d6b970effa5fc

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.3.0.16-r1

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:b23b9fa3d1b024a9ab727ddae9bcc8fb9d0fb6d163acc45caffb2e60a2cbad55

 

 

IBM MQ Operator V2.4.8 CD release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mq-operator

v2.4.8

icr.io

icr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@
sha256:1aa75c6dc6ce29f10e088073e1c1d7f4dcd511e601096493378478dbbfbe417b

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.3.3.3-r2

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:1e84f0909461f917fb37fcba13e1713be8282ec205303b9160e8bc520d74fe33

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

 9.3.3.3-r2

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:f0e4f37bd229b15b76e611769630b70fd53832eacae66c2cf4ad61b465ba3d16

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

 9.3.3.3-r2

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:7d5f88046424c21f0137474bb2b6a1b02a219f02e1a9fc20f9f474a7b0f4d44a

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

References

Off

Acknowledgement

Change History

12 Mar 2024: 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:
12 March 2024

UID

ibm17137570