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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager container images

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Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities were addressed in IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager container images

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2025-22874
DESCRIPTION:   Calling Verify with a VerifyOptions.KeyUsages that contains ExtKeyUsageAny unintentionally disabledpolicy validation. This only affected certificate chains which contain policy graphs, which are rather uncommon.
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:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-8941
DESCRIPTION:   A flaw was found in linux-pam. The pam_namespace module may improperly handle user-controlled paths, allowing local users to exploit symlink attacks and race conditions to elevate their privileges to root. This CVE provides a "complete" fix for CVE-2025-6020.
CWE:   CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSS Source:   secalert@redhat.com
CVSS Base score:   7.8
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

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

SC2: v3.2.0 - v3.2.15

CD:  v3.3.0, v3.4.0, v3.4.1, v3.5.0, v3.5.1 - v3.5.3, v3.6.0 - v3.6.2

LTS: v2.0.0 - 2.0.29

IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images

SC2: 9.4.0.6-r1, 9.4.0.6-r2, 9.4.0.7-r1, 9.4.0.10-r1, 9.4.0.10-r2, 9.4.0.11-r1, 9.4.0.11-r2, 9.4.0.11-r3, 9.4.0.12-r1, 9.4.0.15-r1

CD: 9.4.1.0-r1, 9.4.1.0-r2, 9.4.1.1-r1, 9.4.2.0-r1, 9.4.2.0-r2, 9.4.2.1-r1, 9.4.2.1-r2, 9.4.3.0-r1, 9.4.3.0-r2, 9.4.3.1-r1

LTS: 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, 9.3.0.21-r3, 9.3.0.25-r1, 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 

 

Remediation/Fixes

Issues mentioned by this security bulletin are addressed in -

  • IBM MQ Operator v3.6.3 CD release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.4.3.1-r2 container image. 
  • IBM MQ Operator v3.2.16 SC2 release that included IBM supplied MQ Advanced 9.4.0.15-r2 container image.
  • IBM MQ Container 9.4.3.1-r2 release.

IBM strongly recommends applying the latest container images. 

IBM MQ Operator v3.6.3 CD release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mq-operator

v3.6.3

icr.io

icr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:6fbbf0fd244cd8ae0af783fdc6cc50215cd7cbe8eb157be7e0d1ec2bc41cb28b

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.4.3.1-r2

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:c7529ac47444da3686dd95d32887a6e7453408298e21485d9a9c5a84baa6f054

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

9.4.3.1-r2

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:4824a14f0e253b235fe6ef45923e298738cc34ef6859bcc5e4ad725c7aaab55d

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.4.3.1-r2

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:059b41048cc1384f7f2f0ae139ee6e58fedd9f963e631c574910121fcfd3d129


IBM MQ Operator v3.2.16 SC2 release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mq-operator

v3.2.16

icr.io

icr.io/cpopen/ibm-mq-operator@sha256:92f321569cce76c9f43432ef789a46f946aea172787f4f0bfd601cae550211e3

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.4.0.15-r2

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:8909c6ae558c1c0a4e1223c28a11074f8f95eccb8de18e620cca9460803c08f9

ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration

9.4.0.15-r2

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server-integration@sha256:7d45cb91af80f7a39a9c1a2accdb0286fef535f4ee5656725cc18d081ee3b77c

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.4.0.15-r2

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:e477647d32816645adc89836f36097aa6a6ae4a5bf958157468f49eef90434c4

 

IBM MQ Container 9.4.3.1-r2 release details:

Image

Fix Version

Registry

Image Location

ibm-mqadvanced-server

9.4.3.1-r2

cp.icr.io

cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server@sha256:c7529ac47444da3686dd95d32887a6e7453408298e21485d9a9c5a84baa6f054

ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev

9.4.3.1-r2

icr.io

icr.io/ibm-messaging/ibm-mqadvanced-server-dev@sha256:059b41048cc1384f7f2f0ae139ee6e58fedd9f963e631c574910121fcfd3d129

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

25 Sep 2025: 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:
25 September 2025

UID

ibm17246105