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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager container images are vulnerable to OpenSSL and libexpat

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Summary

OpenSSL and Libexpat used by IBM MQ Operator and Queue Manager container images are vulnerable to denial of service due to improper memory allocation, and providing weaker than expected security which might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. This bulletin identifies the steps required to address these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2024-45490
DESCRIPTION:   libexpat could provide weaker than expected security, caused by not reject a negative length for XML_ParseBuffer. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CWE:   CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   7.5
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-45491
DESCRIPTION:   libexpat could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the dtdCopy function in xmlparse.c. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CWE:   CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVSS Source:   CISA ADP
CVSS Base score:   7.3
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-6119
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when performing certificate name checks (e.g., TLS clients checking server certificates). By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read an invalid memory address resulting in abnormal termination of the application process.
CWE:   CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CVSS Source:   CISA ADP
CVSS Base score:   7.5
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-45492
DESCRIPTION:   libexpat could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the nextScaffoldPart function in xmlparse.c. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CWE:   CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVSS Source:   CISA ADP
CVSS Base score:   7.3
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

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

SC2 (formerly LTS): v3.2.0 - v3.2.5
CD:  v3.0.0, v3.0.1, v3.1.0 - 3.1.3

LTS: v2.0.0 - 2.0.27

Other Release: v2.4.0 - v2.4.8, v2.3.0 - 2.3.3, v2.2.0 - v2.2.2

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images

CD: 9.3.4.0-r1, 9.3.4.1-r1, 9.3.5.0-r1, 9.3.5.0-r2, 9.3.5.1-r1, 9.3.5.1-r2, 9.4.0.0-r1, 9.4.0.0-r2, 9.4.0.0-r3, 9.4.0.5-r1, 9.4.0.5-r2

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, 9.3.0.16-r1, 9.3.0.16-r2, 9.3.0.17-r1, 9.3.0.17-r2, 9.3.0.17-r3, 9.3.0.20-r1, 9.3.0.20-r2, 9.3.0.21-r1, 9.3.0.21-r2


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, 9.3.3.3-r2

Remediation/Fixes

Issues mentioned by this security bulletin are addressed in -

  • IBM MQ Operator v3.3.0 CD release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.4.1.0-r1 container image. 
  • IBM MQ Operator v3.2.6 SC2 (formerly LTS) release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.4.0.6-r1 container image.
  • IBM MQ Operator v2.0.28 LTS release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.3.0.21-r3 container image.
  • IBM MQ Container 9.4.1.0-r1 release.

IBM strongly recommends applying the latest container images.

Note: The above details about the fix for CVE-2024-6119 is NOT applicable for IBM MQ Operator v2.0.28 LTS release.

 

IBM MQ Operator v3.3.0 CD release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mq-operator

v3.3.0

icr.io

cp.icr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:15b6f3d9d05a0cf901ded12ccee41be531abb3b89f5e0e7df48f6618d63ec4b8

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.4.1.0-r1 

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:b0f0360ed8fa6ae2eeaadf34897a202193e083ccb6afa3a279238c25f5b02b49

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

9.4.1.0-r1 

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:3e24e9da182d189433c2915c06cb1a3c9e998d72256941d4912520e20ccc5615

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.4.1.0-r1 

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:25de5dc0e5049864e76658c9996fa169ea050a073f5237ce8c967740fda2200f


IBM MQ Operator v3.2.6 SC2 (formerly LTS) release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mq-operator

v3.2.6

icr.io

cp.icr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:0f06a495fb2f00bdc2afe66c977ef3b31ad0eba79d5c8cc04e1c514db7b20cfc

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.4.0.6-r1

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:a16679c91172d7284595898045c80400cda81e1c4231688d95300740e6930858

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

9.4.0.6-r1

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:daa4ae673b6452e6df06b6df4fef525b4535fe563ab7d0ccd99f43e88608d357

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.4.0.6-r1

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:91bb5106fbe11589f41482748f840366b0e7f07a9f162c2a4d0e1d781e9b93fc

 

IBM MQ Operator V2.0.28 LTS release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mq-operator

v2.0.28

icr.io

icr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:f0f4fb1b8f62d97ac22b00d1c77b100444b56f22a18bb43e6826212a0d7bb60b

 

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.3.0.21-r3

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:80273f36acfb41731b1a949cb0b971373c6594a8cb5eed889f53c78cc58bcdc0

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

9.3.0.21-r3

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:039b6bfbb5bb8b3aab8a7e4d01b2fa9dad3c88182a15bc61b02f3e58c4dce021

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.3.0.21-r3

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:406b1fa333212bae3b420fc906e9feb7c4e09e000b0134ff0cf3747dfd893edb

 

 

IBM MQ Container 9.4.1.0-r1 release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.4.1.0-r1 

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:b0f0360ed8fa6ae2eeaadf34897a202193e083ccb6afa3a279238c25f5b02b49

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

9.4.1.0-r1 

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:3e24e9da182d189433c2915c06cb1a3c9e998d72256941d4912520e20ccc5615

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.4.1.0-r1 

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:25de5dc0e5049864e76658c9996fa169ea050a073f5237ce8c967740fda2200f

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

29 Oct 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:
29 October 2024

UID

ibm17174358