Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SE distribution that are fixed in the October release. IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis 2.1.8 and 2.2.0 are impacted by these Java Vulnerabilities. This security bulletin explains the issue and how to remediate it. In summary download the new IBM Java JDK and apply it to your system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:
CVE-2018-3139
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151455
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID:
CVE-2018-3214
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Sound component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151530
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis 2.2.0
Remediation/Fixes
For remediation you must obtain the latest version of the IBM Java JDK, (8.0.5.25 or later) and follow the instructions below to modify your deployment.
To obtain an newer version of the IBM Java JDK please contact technical support and quote this bulletin.
1. Replace the jdk.zip file in "toolkit/bin/java/<Operating System>/" with the new zip file. (You might need to rename the new zip file to match jdk.zip.)
2. Unpack the zip file and replace the java folder in the "toolkit/tools" directory with the equivalent from the unpacked zip file.
3. Run the deploy toolkit command. Navigate to the "toolkit/scripts" directory, and run "setup -t deploy".
4. Start Enterprise Insight Analysis. In the "toolkit/scripts" directory, run "setup -t start".
Note: Your system is offline whilst Enterprise Insight Analysis is deployed and before you restart it.
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References
Change History
James Stroud changed the title to make it more specific and added more information in the summary
*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.
Disclaimer
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
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Document Information
Modified date:
07 February 2019
UID
ibm10744481