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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility

Created by Stuart Frische on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1077549
1077549

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 7 and 8 used by IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility. The IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility have addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4473
DESCRIPTION: Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163984 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2019-11771
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the inclusion of unused RPATHS in AIX builds. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163989 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility versions 1.9 and earlier.

Remediation/Fixes

Product

 VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility 1.9.x IJ17982
IJ17983		 1.9.1 IBM Installation Manager Remediation
1.9.1 IBM Packaging Utility Remediation
IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility 1.8.x

IJ17982
IJ17983

 1.8.9.6 IBM Installation Manager Remediation
1.8.9.6 IBM Packaging Utility Remediation

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

02 October 2019: Original version published

*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 Information

Modified date:
02 October 2019

UID

ibm11077549

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