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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.2006 Vulnerabilities in the Java runtime environment that IBM provides affect WebSphere eXtreme Scale 5 June 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX HP-UX Linux variants Solaris Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-2426 CVE-2018-12547 CVE-2018-1890 Reference: ASB-2019.0018 ESB-2019.1999 ESB-2019.1998 ESB-2019.1988 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10884066 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Vulnerabilities in the Java runtime environment that IBM provides affect WebSphere eXtreme Scale Product: WebSphere eXtreme Scale Software version: 8.6 Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows Reference #: 0884066 Security Bulletin Summary There are vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environment Java Version 7 and 8 used by WebSphere eXtreme Scale. The issues were disclosed as part of the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition updates in January 2019. Vulnerability Details If you run your own Java code using the Java Runtime that IBM provides with this product, then evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Security Bulletins located in the "References" section for more information. CVEID: CVE-2018-1890 DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. CVSS Base Score: 5.6 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 152081 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2018-12547 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf()and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. CVSS Base Score: 9.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 157512 for more information CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2019-2426 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors. CVSS Base Score: 3.7 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 155744 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) Affected Products and Versions WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.0 WebSphere Extreme Scale: 8.6.1 Remediation/Fixes +-------------+---------+---------+-------------------------------------------+ | Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix | +-------------+---------+---------+-------------------------------------------+ | WebSphere | | | Refer to the Version 8.6 table in the | | eXtreme | 8.6.0.8 | PH11543 | Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere | | Scale | | | eXtreme Scale . | +-------------+---------+---------+-------------------------------------------+ | WebSphere | | | Refer to the Version 8.6.1 table in the | | eXtreme | 8.6.1.3 | PH11543 | Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere | | Scale | | | eXtreme Scale . | +-------------+---------+---------+-------------------------------------------+ Workarounds and Mitigations None IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Security Bulletin January 2019. 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